Teresa Crippen
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Teresa Crippen is an American college and international swimmer.
At the 2007 Pan American Games
in Rio de Janeiro
, Crippen won the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke and the silver in the 400 m individual medley. She also won a gold by swimming in the prelims of the 4x200 m freestyle relay.
At the 2010 US National Championships, the selection meet for both the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
and the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
, Crippen placed second in the 200 m butterfly and fifth in both the 400 m individual medley and 200 m backstroke.
Crippen won the silver medal at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships in the 200 m butterfly, placing second to former world-record holder Jessicah Schipper
.
Teresa Crippen is the younger sister of swimmers Maddy
, Fran
and Claire Crippen.
At the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Crippen won the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke and the silver in the 400 m individual medley. She also won a gold by swimming in the prelims of the 4x200 m freestyle relay.
At the 2010 US National Championships, the selection meet for both the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
The eleventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in Irvine, California, United States, from August 18–22....
and the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
2011 World Aquatics Championships
The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...
, Crippen placed second in the 200 m butterfly and fifth in both the 400 m individual medley and 200 m backstroke.
Crippen won the silver medal at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships in the 200 m butterfly, placing second to former world-record holder Jessicah Schipper
Jessicah Schipper
Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM is an Australian swimmer. She trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood up until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Schipper now trains under the guidance of Stephan Widmer with the Commercial Swimming Club...
.
Teresa Crippen is the younger sister of swimmers Maddy
Maddy Crippen
Madeleine Crippen is a former female medley swimmer from the United States, and daughter of Peter and Patrica Crippen...
, Fran
Fran Crippen
Francis "Fran" Crippen was an American long-distance swimmer. After being a pool swimmer for most of his career, Crippen made the transition to open water swimming in 2006 where he had tremendous success. In international competitions, Crippen won seven medals, five of which were in the open...
and Claire Crippen.