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Cristina Teuscher (born March 12, 1978) is an American former freestyle and medley swimmer who was a member of the U.S. women's relay team that won the gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Her winning teammates were Jenny Thompson, Trina Jackson and Sheila Taormina. Four years later, while captain of the U.S. women's team, she captured the bronze medal in the 200-meter individual medley at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Cristina Teuscher

Personal information
Full name	Cristina Teuscher
National team	United States
Born	(1978-03-12) March 12, 1978 (age 44) Bronx, New York
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, individual medley
College team	Columbia University
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4×200 m freestyle 2000 Sydney 200 m medley World Championships (LC) 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle 1994 Rome 400 m freestyle 1998 Perth 4×200 m freestyle 1994 Rome 4×200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 1995 Atlanta 4×200 m freestyle 1999 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 200 m freestyle 1999 Sydney 200 m medley 1999 Sydney 400 m medley Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 200 m freestyle 1995 Mar del Plata 4×100 m freestyle 1995 Mar del Plata 4×200 m freestyle 1995 Mar del Plata 400 m freestyle

Teuscher is a 1996 graduate of New Rochelle High School and a 2000 graduate of Columbia University, where she was an All-American and four-time NCAA champion for the Columbia Lions swimming and diving team. She won 12 Ivy League titles, set 17 team records, and received the 1997–98 Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year.[1][2]

She later completed her MBA at INSEAD in 2007. She followed Yale legend Frank Keefe as head coach of Yale Women's Swimming from 2010 to 2012. During her short tenure as head coach, the Bulldogs finished fifth and third in the Ivy League, respectively. Teuscher is on the board of directors for the Collegiate Women's Sports Awards.[3]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cristina Teuscher". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.

На других языках

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- [en] Cristina Teuscher

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[it] Cristina Teuscher

Cristina Teuscher (New Rochelle, 12 marzo 1978) è una nuotatrice statunitense.

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[ru] Тойшер, Кристина

Кристина Тойшер (англ. Cristina Teuscher; род. 12 марта 1978, Бронкс, Нью-Йорк) — американская пловчиха, специалистка по плаванию вольным стилем и комплексному плаванию. Выступала за национальную сборную США в период 1994—2001 годов, чемпионка летних Олимпийских игр в Атланте, бронзовая призёрка Олимпийских игр в Сиднее, чемпионка мира, победительница Панамериканских игр.

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