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Crissy Ahmann-Leighton

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Christine M. Ahmann-Leighton (married Perham) (born May 20, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Ahmann-Leighton attended the University of Arizona from 1988 to 1992, where she swam for the Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. She won NCAA national championships in the 100-yard butterfly in 1991 and 1992. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she received three medals. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Crissy Ahmann-Leighton is the 395th most popular swimmer, the 18,068th most popular biography from United States and the 130th most popular American Swimmer.

Crissy Ahmann-Leighton is most famous for being an American swimmer who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events. She gained recognition for her performances in the 1990s, including competing in the Olympics and winning multiple national titles.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton ranks 395 out of 709. Before her are Peter Mankoč, Amaury Leveaux, Franck Esposito, Fernando Scherer, Brendan Hansen, and Gregorio Paltrinieri. After her are Chris Jacobs, Otylia Jędrzejczak, Thomas Lurz, Steve Lundquist, Maarten van der Weijden, and Bruno Fratus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton ranks 1,180. Before her are Martín Vilallonga, Masato Koga, Dana Pyritz, Andrei Tivontchik, Susan Egan, and Ranielli José Cechinato. After her are Igor Chugainov, Andrew Sean Greer, Behrouz Sebt Rasoul, Lukáš Pollert, Marc Evan Jackson, and Jesse Armstrong.

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton ranks 130. Before her are Aaron Peirsol (1983), Carrie Steinseifer (1968), David Berkoff (1966), Maya DiRado (1993), Rowdy Gaines (1959), and Brendan Hansen (1981). After her are Chris Jacobs (1964), Steve Lundquist (1961), Ian Crocker (1982), Jessica Hardy (1987), Jeff Rouse (1970), and Amy Van Dyken (1973).

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