Christine Magnuson

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Christine Magnuson
Personal information
Full nameChristine Marie Magnuson
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1985-10-17) October 17, 1985 (age 39)
Palos Heights, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle
ClubTucson Ford Dealers Aquatics
College team University of Tennessee
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Istanbul 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Irvine 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Irvine 50 m butterfly

Christine Marie Magnuson (born October 17, 1985) is an American competition swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist. She has won a total of five medals in major international competition, four silvers, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships.

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Magnuson was born in Palos Heights, Illinois on October 17, 1985, and graduated from Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Illinois. [1]

University of Tennessee

She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee, where she swam for the Tennessee Volunteers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) competition from 2005 to 2008. At the 2008 NCAA Championships, Magnuson won an individual national championship in the 100-yard butterfly. She finished her college career with 23 All-American honors, three school records and five SEC individual championships. She was the 2008 SEC Swimmer of the Year and the 2008 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year. She was also awarded the 2008 SEC Commissioners Trophy as the SEC Championship meet high point-scorer. She was a four-time SEC Champion in three events, the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 fly during her time at Tennessee. [2]

International swimming career

2008 Summer Olympics

Magnuson won the silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly final, finishing behind Libby Trickett of Australia who had won the gold medal in an Oceanic record. [3] She also set an American record in that event during the semifinals. Magnuson earned her second medal, also a silver, in the 4×100-meter medley relay finishing behind team Australia. [4] [5]

2009 World Championships

Magnuson advanced to the 100-meter butterfly semifinals and finished tenth overall. Magnuson also swam the third leg in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay but the United States finished fourth in the final.

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References

  1. "Olympedia Biography, Christine Magnuson". olympedia.org. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. "Youtube, Christine Magnuson, University of Tennessee Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech". www.youtube.com. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  3. Magnuson wins silver in 100 butterfly
  4. M.A. Mehta (August 17, 2008). "Plainsboro's Soni wins third medal, takes silver in 4×100 medley relay". The Star-Ledger . Retrieved June 27, 2009.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christine Magnuson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.