Christine Magnuson

Personal information
Full name	Christine Marie Magnuson
National team	United States
Born	(1985-10-17)October 17, 1985 (age 39) Palos Heights, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly,freestyle
Club	Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics
College team	University of Tennessee
Medal record Women's swimming Representingthe United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley World Championships (SC) 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley 2012 Istanbul 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 2010 Irvine 100 m butterfly 2010 Irvine 50 m butterfly

Christine Marie Magnuson (born October 17, 1985) is an American competitionswimmer 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, theWorld Championships, and thePan Pacific Championships.

Magnuson was born inPalos Heights, Illinois on October 17, 1985, and graduated fromVictor J. Andrew High School inTinley Park, Illinois.^[1]

She received an athletic scholarship to attend theUniversity of Tennessee, where she swam for theTennessee Volunteers swimming and diving team inNational 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 23All-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]

Magnuson won the silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly final, finishing behindLibby Trickett ofAustralia who had won the gold medal in anOceanic 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]

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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