5World titles
11Finals
11Medals
1825Outdoor Eloinactive
451 msBest PRL
Five straight Outdoor titles (1997–2001). Pioneered the ‘kelp drift’ evasion technique.
The story
From Ōpōtiki, New Zealand · Era Outdoor · Style The Kelp Drift
The kelp drift
Ngaio Te Rangimarie grew up diving in the Bay of Plenty. She developed the “kelp drift”: letting wind and current move her across the pool while she barely swam at all, so there was almost no splash for the Marco to hear.
Five in a row
She won five consecutive Outdoor titles (1997–2001), the Outdoor record. Like Ishizuchi, she won a medal in every final she ever swam: 11 finals, 11 medals.
Legacy
Her peak Elo of 1946 is the third highest ever recorded, and the highest of any Outdoor athlete. Every Outdoor finalist now trains some version of the kelp drift.
“Don't fight the water. Let it carry you somewhere quiet.”Ngaio Te Rangimarie
Profile
Hawk-Ear profile data is available from 2011 onwards.
World Championship results
| Year | Disc. | Round | Place | Tags | Calls | CPT | Evasion s | PRL ms | BE ° | Splash | FOW |
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| 1994 | Outdoor | Final | 2 | 11 | 153 | 13.91 | 128.7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1995 | Outdoor | Final | 2 | 14 | 141 | 10.07 | 162.4 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1996 | Outdoor | Final | 2 | 12 | 158 | 13.17 | 138.8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1997 | Outdoor | Final | 1st | 18 | 124 | 6.89 | 148.5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1998 | Outdoor | Final | 1st | 18 | 146 | 8.11 | 158.9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1999 | Outdoor | Final | 1st | 17 | 141 | 8.29 | 134.0 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2000 | Outdoor | Final | 1st | 14 | 158 | 11.29 | 153.8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2001 | Outdoor | Final | 1st | 16 | 142 | 8.88 | 150.0 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2002 | Outdoor | Final | 2 | 13 | 144 | 11.08 | 155.0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2003 | Outdoor | Final | 2 | 13 | 152 | 11.69 | 142.2 | 463 | — | — | 6 |
| 2004 | Outdoor | Final | 2 | 14 | 157 | 11.21 | 149.6 | 451 | — | — | 2 |
Statistics are shown from the year each measurement began: calls 1974, PRL 2003, Bearing Error and Splash Entropy 2011. See the glossary.