Heather Simmons-Carrasco Explained

Heather Simmons-Carrasco
Birth Place:Mountain View, California, U.S.
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Heather Jean Simmons-Carrasco (born May 25, 1970) is an American competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic champion. Born in Mountain View, California, she competed for the American team that received a gold medal in synchronized swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1] [2]

The Olympic team she was a part of that won gold consisted of Suzannah Bianco, Tammy Cleland, Becky Dyroen-Lancer, Emily LeSueur, Heather Pease, Jill Savery, Nathalie Schneyder, Jill Sudduth, and Margot Thien. The U.S. finished with a score of 99.720 points, and received nine perfect 10s from the judges for their performance. It was the first-ever Synchronized Swim Team event.

She attended West Valley College.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/heather-simmons-carrasco-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033552/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/heather-simmons-carrasco-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . July 24, 2015.
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=24&sp=SYN "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Synchronized Swimming"