Carrie Steinseifer

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Medal record
Competitor for United States
Women’s Swimming
Olympic Games
Gold	1984 Los Angeles	100m Freestyle
Gold	1984 Los Angeles	4x100m Freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold	1983 Caracas	100m Freestyle
Gold	1983 Caracas	4x100m Freestyle
Gold	1983 Caracas	4x100m Medley
Gold	1987 Indianapolis	4x100m Freestyle

Carrie Lynne Steinseifer (born February 12, 1968 in Saratoga, California) is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

In the only dead heat in Olympic swimming history, Steinseifer and US-teammate Nancy Hogshead tied in 100m freestyle in 1984 and therefore shared the gold medal. Sixteen-year old Steinseifer won a second gold in the 4x100 free relay, becoming the youngest swimming gold medalist at the 1984 Games. A year earlier she was the 100 free national champion and won three golds at the 1983 Pan American Games.

Steinseifer was ranked number one in the USA and fourth in the world. As the favorite going into the 1984 Olympics, Steinseifer and Hall of Famer Hogshead made Olympic swimming history together. The two competitors, who shared a room at the Olympic Village, tied for the gold in the 100 free.

Steinseifer continued to swim after the 1984 Summer Games and won the Nationals in 1985, a gold in the 1987 Pan Ams and two NCAA titles with Richard Quick in the University of Texas.