Violet Walrond

Violet Robb
Violet Walrond in 1920
Personal information
Birth nameViolet Ethel Mary Walrond
Born(1905-02-27)27 February 1905
Auckland, New Zealand
Died17 December 1996(1996-12-17) (aged 91)
Papakura, New Zealand
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse
Harold Robb
(m. 1933)
RelativeEmma Maria Walrond (grandmother)
Sport
SportSwimming
Achievements and titles
National finals100 yds freestyle champion (1920, 1923)

Violet Ethel Mary Robb (née Walrond) (27 February 1905 – 17 December 1996) was a New Zealand swimmer who represented New Zealand at the 1920 Summer Olympics at Antwerp. She was New Zealand's first female Olympic athlete.