Una Rebecca Ewert (born 11 January 1955) is a former New Zealand diver. She represented her country at two Commonwealth games and she was the first New Zealand diver to attend an Olympics.

Life

Ewert was born in Auckland. At the age of 15 she was selected to dive from three metres at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970. Four years later she was diving again from the one metre board at the next Commonwealth games in Chistchurch.

Rebecca Ewert

Ewert was New Zealand's first Olympic diver when she participated at the 1976 Summer Olympics representing New Zealand. She was again diving from three metres and she was placed 21st.

Rebecca Ewert

References

External links

Rebecca Ewert at the Olympic.org

1955 births

Living people

New Zealand female divers

Olympic divers for New Zealand

Divers at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Divers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Divers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand

20th-century New Zealand women

21st-century New Zealand women

Rebecca Ewert