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Rippon is from the Sydney area of Chester Hill, New South Wales. She was born 26 December 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Her nicknames include Beccy, Mike, and 4. She is 167 centimetres (66 in) tall and weighs 72 kilograms (160 lb). She has a sister, Melissa Rippon, who also plays water polo for Australia's national water polo team. She has a step-sister Kate Gynther, who also has represented Australia in water polo. Her mother died in 2000 as a result of breast cancer.
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