fullname club birth_place weight height collegeteam birth_date article_title strokes name nicknames
carolyn lynne steinseifer west valley aquatics redwood city , california 126 lb kg on 5 ft 6 in m on university of texas 12 february 1968 carrie steinseifer
 freestyle carrie steinseifer `` carrie ''
carrie steinseifer

carolyn lynne steinseifer -lrb- born february 12 , 1968 -rrb- , later known by her married name carolyn bates , 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 , where she swam for coach richard quick 's texas longhorns swimming and diving team in national collegiate athletic association -lrb- ncaa -rrb- 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 -lrb- 1987 -rrb- and twice in the 200-yard relay -lrb- 1987 , 1988 -rrb- .
she was also a key points contributor 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 .
steinseifer was inducted into the international swimming hall of fame as an `` honor swimmer '' in 1999 .
