Cristina Teuscher (born March 12, 1978) is an American former

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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

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in Atlanta, Georgia. Her winning teammates were

Jenny Thompson Jennifer Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is an American former competition swimmer and anesthesiologist. She is one of the most decorated Olympians in history: twelve medals, including eight gold medals, in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 200 ...

, Trina Jackson and

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. 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 The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

in Sydney, Australia. Teuscher is a 1996 graduate of

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and a 2000 graduate of

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, where she was an All-American and four-time NCAA champion for the

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swimming and diving team. She won 12 Ivy League titles, set 17 team records, and received the 1997–98

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for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year. She later completed her MBA at

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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.

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* 1978 births Living people American female medley swimmers American female freestyle swimmers Columbia Lions women's swimmers Columbia College (New York) alumni Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Sportspeople from New Rochelle, New York Sportspeople from the Bronx Swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in swimming Yale Bulldogs swimming coaches Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games New Rochelle High School alumni 20th-century American women {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

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