American swimmer
Carolyn Lynne Steinseifer (born February 12, 1968), 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 , 4×100-meter freestyle relay and 4x100-meter medley relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[2]
As a 15-year-old at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela, she won gold medals in the 4×100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter medley relays. As a 17-year-old, she won gold medals in the 200-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter freestyle relay and the 4×200-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 (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 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 4×100-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 4×100-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.[3]
She lives outside Portland, Oregon, with her two daughters, Gabby and Miya, and her husband, Ken Blanco.[2]
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Men's Team Women's Team Coaches
1912 : Belle Moore , Jennie Fletcher , Annie Speirs , Irene Steer (GBR ) 1920 : Margaret Woodbridge , Frances Schroth , Irene Guest , Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA ) 1924 : Euphrasia Donnelly , Gertrude Ederle , Ethel Lackie , Mariechen Wehselau (USA ) 1928 : Adelaide Lambert , Albina Osipowich , Eleanor Saville , Martha Norelius (USA ) 1932 : Helen Johns , Eleanor Saville , Josephine McKim , Helene Madison (USA ) 1936 : Jopie Selbach , Tini Wagner , Willy den Ouden , Rie Mastenbroek (NED ) 1948 : Marie Corridon , Thelma Kalama , Brenda Helser , Ann Curtis (USA ) 1952 : Ilona Novák , Judit Temes , Éva Novák-Gerard , Katalin Szőke (HUN ) 1956 : Dawn Fraser , Faith Leech , Sandra Morgan , Lorraine Crapp (AUS ) 1960 : Joan Spillane , Shirley Stobs , Carolyn Wood , Chris von Saltza (USA ) 1964 : Sharon Stouder , Donna de Varona , Lillian Watson , Kathy Ellis (USA ) 1968 : Jane Barkman , Linda Gustavson , Susan Pedersen , Jan Henne (USA ) 1972 : Shirley Babashoff , Jane Barkman , Jenny Kemp , Sandy Neilson (USA ) 1976 : Kim Peyton , Jill Sterkel , Shirley Babashoff , Wendy Boglioli (USA ) 1980 : Barbara Krause , Caren Metschuck , Ines Diers , Sarina Hülsenbeck (GDR ) 1984 : Jenna Johnson , Carrie Steinseifer , Dara Torres , Nancy Hogshead (USA ) 1988 : Kristin Otto , Katrin Meissner , Daniela Hunger , Manuela Stellmach (GDR ) 1992 : Nicole Haislett , Angel Martino , Jenny Thompson , Dara Torres , Ashley Tappin , Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (USA ) 1996 : Angel Martino , Amy Van Dyken , Catherine Fox , Jenny Thompson , Lisa Jacob , Melanie Valerio (USA ) 2000 : Amy Van Dyken , Courtney Shealy , Jenny Thompson , Dara Torres , Erin Phenix , Ashley Tappin (USA ) 2004 : Alice Mills , Libby Lenton , Petria Thomas , Jodie Henry , Sarah Ryan (AUS ) 2008 : Inge Dekker , Ranomi Kromowidjojo , Femke Heemskerk , Marleen Veldhuis , Hinkelien Schreuder , Manon van Rooijen (NED ) 2012 : Alicia Coutts , Cate Campbell , Brittany Elmslie , Melanie Schlanger , Emily Seebohm , Yolane Kukla , Libby Trickett (AUS ) 2016 : Emma McKeon , Brittany Elmslie , Bronte Campbell , Cate Campbell , Madison Wilson (AUS ) 2020 : Bronte Campbell , Meg Harris , Emma McKeon , Cate Campbell , Mollie O'Callaghan , Madison Wilson (AUS )
1951 : C. Green , S. Geary , J. LaVine , B. Brey (USA ) 1955 : W. Werner , C. Green , G. Kluter , J. Roberts (USA ) 1959 : M. Botkin , J. Spillane , S. Stobs , C. von Saltza (USA ) 1963 : D. de Varona , S. Stouder , E. McCleary , J. Norton (USA ) 1967 : W. Fordyce , P. Carpinelli , L. Gustavson , P. Kruse (USA ) 1971 : S. Neilson , W. Fordyce , K. McKitrick , L. Skrifvars (USA ) 1975 : K. Heddy , B. Brown , J. Sterkel , K. Peyton (USA ) 1979 : S. Elkins , T. Caulkins , J. Sterkel , C. Woodhead (USA ) 1983 : J. Sterkel , D. Torres , M. Wayte , C. Steinseifer (USA ) 1987 : K. Coffin , J. Thompson , S. Linke , C. Steinseifer (USA ) 1991 : M. Oesting , S. Buckovich , L. Jacob , A. Tappin (USA ) 1995 : A. Martino , A. Van Dyken , L. Farella , C. Teuscher (USA ) 1999 : J. Deglau , M. Limpert , S. Evanetz , L. Nicholls (CAN ) 2003 : A. Weir , C. Swindle , C. Lanne , C. Shealy (USA ) 2007 : J. Smit , S. Woodward , E. Kukors , M. Correia (USA ) 2011 : M. Kennedy , E. Pelton , A. Kendall , E. Erndl (USA ) 2015 : S. Mainville , M. Williams , K. Savard , C. van Landeghem (CAN ) 2019 : L. Neal , C. Rasmus , K. Stewart , M. Geer (USA ) 2023 : M. Harvey , B. Douthwright , M. Mac Neil , K. Savard (CAN )
1951 : S. Geary , P. Pence , M. O'Brien (USA ) 1955 : C. O'Connor , M. Sears , B. Brey , W. Werner (USA ) 1959 : C. Cone , A. Brancroft , B. Collins , C. von Saltza (USA ) 1963 : G. Duenkel , C. Goyette , S. Stouder , D. de Varona (USA ) 1967 : K. Moore , C. Ball , E. Daniel , W. Fordyce (USA ) 1971 : D. Gurr , J. Wright , L. Cliff , A. Coughlan (CAN ) 1975 : R. Bonne , M. Morey , C. Wright , K. Peyton (USA ) 1979 : L. Jezek , T. Caulkins , J. Sterkel , C. Woodhead (USA ) 1983 : S. Walsh , K. Rhodenbaugh , L. Lehner , C. Steinseifer (USA ) 1987 : H. Green , L. Heisick , J. Jorgensen , S. Linke (USA ) 1991 : J. Wilson , D. Tierney , A. Wester-Krieg , A. Tappin (USA ) 1995 : B. Bedford , K. King Bednar , A. Van Dyken , A. Martino (USA ) 1999 : D. Knapp , S. Stitts , K. Campbell , T. Spatz (USA ) 2003 : D. MacManus , S. Stitts , D. Vollmer , A. Weir (USA ) 2007 : J. Smit , M. McKeehan , K. Hersey , M. Correia (USA ) 2011 : R. Bootsma , A. Chandler , C. Donahue , A. Kendall (USA ) 2015 : N. Coughlin , K. Meili , K. Worrell , A. Schmitt (USA ) 2019 : P. Bacon , A. Lazor , K. Stewart , M. Geer (USA ) 2023 : D. Hanus , R. Nicol , M. Mac Neil , M. Harvey (CAN )
1985: USA (Steinseifer , Johnson , Griglione , Mitchell ) 1987: USA (Johnson , Cornelius , Walker , Torres ) 1989: USA (Thompson , Cooper , Steinseifer , Haislett ) 1991: USA (Martino , Hedgepeth , Thompson , Haislett ) 1993: USA (Valerio , Haislett , Martino , Thompson ) 1995: USA (Van Dyken , Martino , Valerio , Thompson ) 1997: USA (Fox , Valerio , DeMan , Thompson ) 1999: USA (Kolbisen , Fox , Benko , Thompson ) 2002: Australia (Henry , Mills , Thomas , Ryan ) 2006: USA (Weir , Coughlin , Joyce , Nymeyer ) 2010: USA (Coughlin , Hardy , Weir , Vollmer ) 2014: Australia (C. Campbell , Elmslie , Schlanger , B. Campbell ) 2018: Australia (Seebohm , Jack , McKeon , Campbell )
1985: USA (Wayte , Radke , Walker , Steinseifer ) 1987: USA (Kremer , Radke , Marley , O'Leary ) 1989: USA (Kremer , Cassiday , Evans , Kole ) 1991: USA (Haislett , Hedgepeth , Evans , Anderson ) 1993: USA (Haislett , Evans , Anderson , Thompson ) 1995: USA (Teuscher , Valerio , Jackson , Thompson ) 1997: USA (Benko , Whitney , Cail , Thompson ) 1999: USA (Benko , Stonebraker , Thompson , Teuscher ) 2002: USA (Coughlin , Hill , Munz , Benko ) 2006: USA (Coughlin , Nymeyer , Vollmer , Hoff ) 2010: USA (Vollmer , Scroggy , Hoff , Schmitt ) 2014: USA (Vreeland , Franklin , Smith , Ledecky ) 2018: Australia (Titmus , McKeon , Sheridan , Groves )