Carrie Steinseifer

Carrie Steinseifer

Personal information
Full name	Carolyn Lynne Steinseifer
Nickname(s)	"Carrie"
Nationality	United States
Born	(1968-02-12) February 12, 1968 (age 44) Redwood City, California
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
Club	West Valley Aquatics
College team	University of Texas
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles 100 m freestyle Gold 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m freestyle Pan American Games Gold 100 m freestyle Gold 1983 Caracas 4x100 m freestyle Gold 1983 Caracas 4x100 m medley Gold 1987 Indianapolis 4x100 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships Gold 1985 Tokyo 200 m freestyle Gold 1985 Tokyo 4x100 m freestyle Gold 1985 Tokyo 4x200 m freestyle Gold 1989 Tokyo 4x100 m freestyle Silver 1985 Tokyo 100 m freestyle

Carolyn Lynne Steinseifer (born February 12, 1968) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. She won gold medals in the women's 100-meter freestyle and 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

As a 15-year-old at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela, she won gold medals in the 4x100-meter freestyle and 4x100-meter medley relays. As a 17-year-old, she won gold medals in the 200-meter freestyle, 4x100-meter freestyle relay and the 4x200-meter relay, and a silver in the 100-meter freestyle at the 1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Steinseifer attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she swam for coach Richard Quick's Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. During her college career, she was a member of three of the Lady Longhorns' NCAA national championship relay teams—once in the 800-yard relay (1987) and twice in the 200-yard relay (1987, 1988). She was also a key points contributors to the Longhorns' NCAA national team championships in 1987 and 1988.

While attending Texas, she continued to represent the United States in international competition. She won a gold medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, Indiana, and another gold as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the 1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of University of Texas at Austin alumni

References

• Carrie Steinseifer – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
• Carrie Steinseifer (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame

v t e 1984 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Matt Biondi Rick Carey Chris Cavanaugh George DiCarlo Jeff Float Geoff Gaberino Rowdy Gaines Matt Gribble Bruce Hayes Mike Heath Tom Jager Patrick Kennedy Jeff Kostoff David Larson Robin Leamy Steve Lundquist John Moffet Pablo Morales John Mykkanen Mike O'Brien Richard Saeger Rich Schroeder Jesse Vassallo Dave Wilson Women's Team Theresa Andrews Tracy Caulkins Tiffany Cohen Sue Heon Nancy Hogshead Jenna Johnson Kim Linehan Mary T. Meagher Betsy Mitchell Susan Rapp Kim Rhodenbaugh Michelle Richardson Carrie Steinseifer Jill Sterkel Dara Torres Tori Trees Mary Wayte Amy White Sippy Woodhead Coaches Ron Ballatore Ray Bussard Don Gambril George Haines Charlie Hodgson Doug Ingram Frank Keefe Skip Kenney Richard Quick Randy Reese Mark Schubert

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