Christine M. Ahmann-Leighton (married Perham) (born May 20, 1970) is an American former competition
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
Ahmann-Leighton attended the
University of Arizona
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from 1988 to 1992, where she swam for the
Arizona Wildcats
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swimming and diving team in
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) competition. She won NCAA national championships in the 100-yard butterfly in 1991 and 1992.
She competed at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in Barcelona, Spain, where she received three medals. She won a gold medal by swimming the butterfly leg for the winning U.S. team in the
women's 4×100-meter medley relay. Together with relay teammates
Lea Loveless
Lea Loveless Maurer (born April 1, 1971), née Lea E. Loveless, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former college swimming coach. She represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, w ...
(backstroke),
Anita Nall (breaststroke), and
Jenny Thompson (freestyle), she set a new world record of 4:02.54 in the event final. Ahmann-Leighton received another gold medal for swimming for the winning U.S. team in preliminary heats of the
women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Individually, she also received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the
women's 100-meter butterfly, recording a time of 58.74 seconds in the event final.
[databaseOlympics.com]
1992 Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Swimming
Retrieved October 31, 2012.
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
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List of University of Arizona people
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World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
This article includes the world record progression for the 4×100 metres medley relay, and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive swimming event. The 4×100 metres medley relay is a medley race in which each o ...
References
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1970 births
Living people
American female butterfly swimmers
American female freestyle swimmers
Arizona Wildcats women's swimmers
World record setters in swimming
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
People from Yankton, South Dakota
Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics