Cristina Teixeira Explained

Cristina Teixeira
Fullname:Cristina Bassani Teixeira
Strokes:Breaststroke
Birth Date:25 June 1958
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Weight:56kg (123lb)

Cristina Bassani Teixeira (born June 25, 1958 in Rio de Janeiro[1]) is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1972.[2]

She was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where she finished 5th in the 100-metre breaststroke,[3] and 7th in the 200-metre breaststroke.[4]

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, she swam the 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke, not reaching the finals.

Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where she finished 16th in the 100-metre breaststroke and in the 200-metre breaststroke.[5] She also finished 12th the 4×100-metre medley, along with Valéria Borges, Jaqueline Mross and Lucy Burle.[6]

She was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali. She swam in the 4×100-metre medley, where the Brazil's relay, composed by Christiane Paquelet, Flávia Nadalutti, Lucy Burle and Cristina Teixeira, finished 12th with a time of 4:38.75.[7] In the 200-metre breaststroke, she finished 16th, with a time of 2:47.58, nearly breaking her South American record (2:47.44).[8]

She was at the 1975 Pan American Games, in Mexico City, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley.[9] She also finished 5th in the 100-metre breaststroke [10] and 5th in the 200-metre breaststroke.[11]

At the 1976 Summer Olympics, in Montreal, she swam the 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke, not reaching the finals.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EXPECTATIONS OF OLYMPIC MEDALS X REALITY. Best Swimming. May 28, 2008. May 5, 2013. pt. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184409/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/conteudo.php?i=8946. September 23, 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Sports Reference Profile. Sports Reference. 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032440/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/cristina-teixeira-1.html. dead. April 18, 2020. May 5, 2013.
  3. Web site: O GLOBO News Archive - August 9, 1971, Evening, General, page 42. https://archive.today/20130829102533/http://duyt0k3aayxim.cloudfront.net/PDFs_XMLs_paginas/o_globo/1971/08/09/02-edicao_final/01-primeira_secao/ge090871042PRM2-1234_g.jpg. dead. 29 August 2013. O GLOBO. 29 August 2013.
  4. Web site: O GLOBO News Archive - August 10, 1971, Morning, General, page 24. https://archive.today/20130830025800/http://duyt0k3aayxim.cloudfront.net/PDFs_XMLs_paginas/o_globo/1971/08/10/01-primeira_secao/ge100871024PRM1-1234_g.jpg. dead. 30 August 2013. O GLOBO. 29 August 2013.
  5. Web site: Results at 1973 Belgrade. USA Swimming. 2013. May 5, 2013. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041844/http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/003155e0-ee73-4de4-8b14-ac12cf1feb5f/73_worlds_champ.pdf. dead.
  6. http://acervo.oglobo.globo.com/ O GLOBO News Archive - September 4, 1973, Morning, General, page 29
  7. http://acervo.oglobo.globo.com/ O GLOBO News Archive - July 18, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 20 and July 23, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 29
  8. http://acervo.oglobo.globo.com/ O GLOBO News Archive - July 26, 1975, Morning, Sports, page 24
  9. Web site: Brazil medals at 1975 Pan . UOL . 2007 . May 5, 2013. pt.
  10. Web site: O GLOBO News Archive - 21 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 26. https://archive.today/20130831215149/http://duyt0k3aayxim.cloudfront.net/PDFs_XMLs_paginas/o_globo/1975/10/21/01-primeiro_caderno/ge211075026ESP1-1234_g.jpg. dead. 31 August 2013. O GLOBO. 31 August 2013.
  11. Web site: O GLOBO News Archive - 23 October 1975, Morning, Sports, page 37. https://archive.today/20130831151025/http://duyt0k3aayxim.cloudfront.net/PDFs_XMLs_paginas/o_globo/1975/10/23/01-primeiro_caderno/ge231075037ESP1-1234_g.jpg. dead. 31 August 2013. O GLOBO. 31 August 2013.