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Vera Rivard
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Vera Rivard after finishing second in the 40.2 km In Search of Memphre across Lake Memphremagog from Vermont, USA to Quebec, Canada in 16 hours 24 minutes
Vera Rivard is an Honor Swimmer in the Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2020 and a member of Team Rivard that is a contributor inducted in the Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2020
Vera Rivard (born 1 February 2004) is a 18-year-old American open water swimmer from Springfield, New Hampshire. Her younger sister is Margaret Rivard.
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Open Water Swimming Career
2014
- She received the 2014 NEKOWSA Open Water Swimmer of the Year Award, sharing it with Andrew Hyde, at the age of 10.
- She completed the 1-mile course at the Kingdom Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in July at the age of 10.
- She completed the 3-mile event at Caspian Lake in Vermont in August at the age of 10.
2015
- She completed the 4-mile course at Son of a Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in 2 hours 31 minutes at the age of 11.
- During the Swim The Kingdom Week, she completed the 5-mile Lake Willoughby Swim in Vermont in 2 hours 24 minutes 15 seconds at the age of 11.
- She completed the 6-mile Kingdom Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in 2 hours 53 minutes 3 seconds at the age of 11.
- She completed the 3-mile race in Caspian Lake in Vermont in 1 hour 22 minutes 32 seconds at the age of 11.
2016
- On 30 July 2016, she finished 19th in the 16.1 km Kingdom Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in 5 hours 4 minutes 39 seconds at the age of 12.
- She finished second in the women's division of the 2016 5-mile Lake Willoughby Swim in 2 hours 7 minutes 32 seconds at the age of 12.
- She completed the 3-mile race in Caspian Lake in Vermont in 1 hour 25 minutes at the age of 12.
- She completed the 9-mile Massawippi Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in 5 hours 4 minutes 39 seconds at the age of 12.
- She completed the 4-mile Crystal Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont at the age of 12.
- She completed the 4-mile Island Pond Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont at the age of 12.
- She completed the 3.5-mile Seymour Swim in Vermont at the age of 12.
- She completed the 2-mile Echo Lake Swim in Maine at the age of 12.
- She completed the Clubhous swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont at the age of 12.
- She completed the 6-mile Son of a Swim in 2 hours 51 minutes at the age of 12.
2017
- On 29 July 2017, she finished fifth overall in the 25 km Border Buster cross-border swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in 7 hours 15 minutes 33 seconds at the age of 13.
- She completed the 6-mile Son of a Swim in 2 hours 45 minutes 29 seconds at the age of 13.
- On 19 August 2017, she won the 16.1 km Lake Willoughby Swim in 5 hours 5 minutes 32 seconds at the age of 13.
- She completed the 5-mile Lake Willoughby Swim in 2 hours 21 minutes 16 seconds at the age of 13.
- She completed the 3-mile race in Caspian Lake in Vermont in 1 hour 22 minutes 53 seconds at the age of 13.
- On 14 August 2017, she won the 5th annual 9-mile (14.4 km) marathon swim in Massawippi Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in 4 hours 10 minutes 14 seconds at the age of 13.
- She completed the 4-mile Crystal Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont at the age of 13.
- She completed the 4-mile Island Pond Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont at the age of 13.
- She completed the 3.5-mile Seymour Swim in Vermont at the age of 13.
- She completed the 2-mile Echo Lake Swim in Maine at the age of 13.
- She completed the Clubhous swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont at the age of 13.
- On 14 July 2017, she won the 10 km Swim With A Mission in Newfound Lake, New Hampshire.
2018
- She participated in 6 races at the Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont on 23-25 February 2018 at the age of 14.
- On 18 July 2018, she finished second in the 40.2 km In Search of Memphre across Lake Memphremagog from Vermont, USA to Quebec, Canada in 16 hours 24 minutes at the age of 14. She was one of only two finishers.
- She was named one of the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women in 2019 by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
2020
- She finished 2nd in the 200m freestyle at the 2020 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival on 29 February 2020.
- She completed a 45.9 km circumnavigation swim called the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island on 7 hours 57 minutes on 5 July 2020 at the age of 16.
- On 2 August 2020, she completed the 15-mile Circumnavigation Border Bumper Swim on Lake Memphremagog in 8 hours 49 minutes at the age of 16.
- On 1 September 2020, she completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 14 hours 10 minutes at the age of 16.
2021
- She was inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2020.
- She is a member of Team Rivard that was inducted in the Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2020.
- She completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 14 hours 10 minutes 53 seconds on 18 August 2021 to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. She was 17 years and 198 days at the time of her Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
2022
- She participated in the 2022 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont on 26-27 February 2022.
Marathon Swim Stories
She appeared with Shannon House Keegan on Marathon Swim Stories.
External links
- Margaret Rivard Inducted in the Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame
- Young Margaret Rivard Is First To Complete In Search of Memphre This Summer
- The Towel and the Triple Crown Dinner
- Winter In Willoughby, Swimming In Snow
- Open Water Swimming
- Kingdom Games
- Saturday Clubhous Swim Series To Continue In 2022
- Nominating Swimmers and Volunteers for the Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame
- History of The Great Race at Kingdom Swim
- Crossings Continue In The Catalina Channel
- Cargo Clogs Catalina Creating Chaos - But Catalina Channel Crossings Continue
- Youth Returns To The Catalina Channel
- Vera Rivard Achieves Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Back To The Future With The Kingdom Swim
- Summer Swimming In Lake Memphremagog
- Shannon House Keegan Talks Marathon Swimming Stories
- If Something Is Worth Doing, It Is Worth Overdoing
- Team Rivard Talks About Their Swimming Adventures On WOWSA Live
- Victory For Vera, Team Rivard Crosses The English Channel
- Rivard's and Brynn Complete Circumnavigation Border Bumper Swim
- 20 Bridges Around Manhattan Island Done By Vera Rivard
- Small Group Clubhous Swims 2020
- Kingdom Swim
- The Open Water Career Of Vera Rivard
- Vermont Public Radio On And Across Lake Memphremagog
- 2019 Memphremagog Winter Swimming Society Filling Up
- 2019 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
- Janet Harris, Charlotte Brynn Dominate Swim The Kingdom
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Kingdom's Swimmers Of The Year
- Son Of A Swim, Sunny And Small
- Shipp Fits The Bill: NEKOWSA Swimmer Of The Year
- NEKOWSA Open Water Swim Season Gets Underway
- Swimming In The Open Water Swimming Kingdom
- Rob Madell Proves It Is Never Too Late
- WOWSA Battle: Brian Phillips vs. Eric Nilsson
- Emma Otto-Moudry Can WOW The Crowd
- Pure As White In Lake Memphremagog
- Paula Yankauskas Feeling Comfortable In Her Own Skin
- Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming 2014 Schedule
- Clubhous On The Shores Of Memphremagog
- Phil White Takes Law Into The Open Water
- Opening Day Kicks Off Summer Season
- Son Of A Swim, Sunny And Small
- Steve Hodgins, Abigail Onos Win Willoughby
- Swimming In The Son Of A Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- Oldies Are Goodies At The Kingdom Swim
- Younger Versus Older Generations In The Caspian Swim
- Craig Dietz Is 2016 NEKOWSA Swimmer of the Year
- The Search Continues And Grows
- Freestyling Out Of The Wood Into The Ice
- Son of a Swim 2018
- Cross-border Cruising For Cryptozoological Creatures
- Sharessa Gutierrez, Vera Rivard Survive Memphre
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
