Erika Hansen

Erika Hansen
Personal information
Full nameErika Marie Hansen
National teamUnited States
Born (1970-03-08) March 8, 1970 (age 54)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle, individual medley
College teamUniversity of Georgia
University of Texas
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tokyo 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1985 Tokyo 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Tokyo 200 m medley

Erika Marie Hansen (born March 9, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer and Pan Pacific Championships champion who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Pan Pacifics

Hansen won a gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.[3] She also received a silver medal for her second-place finish in the 200-meter butterfly, and a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the 200-meter individual medley.

College swimming

She first attended the University of Georgia, but transferred to the University of Texas and swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team.[1]

Olympics

At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, she competed in the B Final of the women's 400-meter individual medley and finished in eleventh place overall with a time of 4:51.03. Four years later at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she swam in the event final of the women's 400-meter freestyle and finished in fourth place with a time of 4:11.50. Hansen advanced to the final of the women's 800-meter freestyle, and recorded a time of 8:39.25 in a seventh-place performance. She also competed in the B Final of the women's 400-meter individual medley and finished tenth overall with a time of 4:48.37.[4]

Coaching

Hansen has served as an assistant coach for the Florida Gators, USC Trojans, Maryland Terrapins, and UCLA Bruins women's swimming teams.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Knapp, Gwen (June 14, 1992). "For King Of Prussia Swimmer, A Stern Test Of Confidence Erika Hansen Is Preparing For Her Second Olympics. And She Is Already Exhausted". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Morkides, Chris (August 21, 1988). "King Of Prussia Swimmer Goes For Seoul Gold". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "Biondi Captures 2nd Gold", Lexington Herald-Leader, Associated Press, August 17, 1985
  4. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Erika Hansen. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  5. ^ UCLABruins.com, Women's Swimming and Diving, Erika Hansen-Stebbins Archived 2013-02-09 at archive.today. Retrieved October 31, 2012.