Cristina Teuscher
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Medal record | |||
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Competitor for United States | |||
Women's Swimming | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Gold | Atlanta 1996 | 4x200m Freestyle | |
Bronze | Sydney 2000 | 200m Medley | |
Pan American Games | |||
Gold | Mar del Plata 1995 | 200m Freestyle | |
Gold | Mar del Plata 1995 | 4x100m Freestyle | |
Gold | Mar del Plata 1995 | 4x200m Freestyle | |
Silver | Mar del Plata 1995 | 400m Freestyle |
Cristina Teuscher (born March 12, 1978 in New Rochelle, New York) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from the United States, who was a member of the Women's Relay Team that won the gold medal in the 4x200m Freestyle a the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Her winning teammates were Jenny Thompson, Trina Jackson, and Sheila Taormina. Four years later she captured the bronze medal in the 200m Individual Medley, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Teuscher is 2000 graduate of Columbia University, where she was a two-time All-American and four-time NCAA champion. She won 12 Ivy League titles and set 17 Lion records.
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