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Dehumidifier blaze destroys treasure trove of New Zealand sporting memorabilia 23 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read Monique Rodahl, now Monique Williams, was a star swimmer, representing New Zealand at the 1974 Commonwealth Games aged just 13. Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand HeraldBen.Leahy@nzherald.co.nz A groundbreaking New Zealand sportswoman has lost a treasure trove of sporting memorabilia after a dehumidifier sparked a devastating Auckland house fire. Monique Williams nee Rodahl - Olympic swimmer and New Zealand's youngest ever Commonwealth Games athlete when she competed...

Supplied Monique Rodahl, now Williams, remains the youngest New Zealander to compete at a Commonwealth Games when she swam in Christchurch in 1974 aged 13 years, six months and 25 days. Monique Rodahl – the youngest Kiwi to compete at a Commonwealth Games, with a fascinating family history – was a favourite to win a swimming medal at the 1980 Olympics, until a boycott crushed her dreams. She then made a decision she still regrets 40 years later, she tells Angela Walker in the final part of our series on the Moscow boycott. Olympic swimmer Monique Rodahl has a family story that is the st...