Teresa Rivera

Teresa Rivera Pastrana (born April 24, 1966) is a former female backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Mexico. She participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980. Her best result was a 6th place in the Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. She won three bronze medals at the Panamerican games in 1979. She later retired from swimming and became a teacher teaching Health 101 to Freshmen at the American School Foundation of Mexico City. Also, she is the head of the swimming department swimming at ASF.

Teresa Rivera
Personal information
Full nameTeresa Rivera Pastrana
NationalityMexican
Born (1966-04-24) April 24, 1966
Mexico
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan 100m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan 4x100m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan 4x100m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas 4x100m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas 4x100m medley

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