Cristina Teuscher

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 nameCristina Teuscher
National team United States
Born (1978-03-12) March 12, 1978
Bronx, New York
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
College teamColumbia University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 200 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1994 Rome 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Atlanta 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sydney 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sydney 400 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 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

References
  1. Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  2. "Columbia's All America Swimmer Cristina Teuscher Wins Honda Award". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. "Yale Women's Swimming and Diving Website". Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2011.


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