Christine Olson

Class: Senior Hometown: Gilbert, Ariz. High School: Mesquite Height: 5-5 Event: Breast/IM

Christine Olson

NCAA All-American
2010: 200 Breast (HM)

ACC Champion 

2010: 200 Breast



UVa Career Bests

100 Breast: 1:01.40

200 Breast: 2:09.94*

200 IM: 2:02.85

400 IM: 4:13.22
*School record

Of Note

• Owns the Virginia school record in the 200 breaststroke

• Also ranks third in the 100 breaststroke and sixth in the 400 individual medley on Virginia's all-time top times list

• An all-conference selection in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke events 

• 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke



2011-12

• Returned to the ACC scoring team after missing most of the 2010-11 season

• Finaled in all three of her events at the ACC Championships

• Just missed all-conference honors with a fourth-place showing in the 200 breaststroke (2:11.86)

• Placed fifth in the 400 individual medley (4:15.15) at the ACC Championships

• Also recorded a seventh-place performance in the 100 breast (1:02.06) at the conference meet

• Her prelim time of 1:02.00 in the 100 breaststroke was her best of the season

• Named to All-ACC Academic Team 



2009-10 

• Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events at her first NCAA Championships 

• Earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 200 breaststroke with a 15th-place performance (2:11.43) at the national meet 

• Finished 31st overall in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.04) at the NCAA Championships

• Set the school record en route to tying for the top finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:09.94) at the ACC Championships

• Also garnered all-conference honors with a second-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.40) at the conference meet

• Placed fourth in the 400 IM (4:13.40) and posted season-best prelim time of 4:13.22 in the event at ACCs 

• Clocked a time of 2:02.85 in the 200 IM at the UVa Invitational (Dec. 4)

• Selected to CSCAA All-Academic Team 

• Named to All-ACC Academic Team
• Selected to ACC Academic Honor Roll
 


High School 

• 2005 Arizona High School State Swimmer of the Year

• Four-time Mesquite High School MVP

• Seven-time Arizona SA Division I State Champion

• Placed ninth in the 200 breast at the 2008 Olympic Trials

• Awarded Top 10 Percent of Class certificate

Personal

• Daughter of Courtney and Yoshimi Olson

• Has an older sister, Amy 

• Worked as a lifeguard

• Loves all bodies of water besides the pool, including oceans and lakes

• Enjoys experimenting with cooking and trying local and healthy foods

• Majoring in economics with a minor in media studies