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Lanne, Colleen
- 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 400m freestyle relay (prelims)
- 2003 Pan American Games gold medaist in the 400m freestyle relay and 800m freestyle relay, silver medalist in the 200m freesytle
- 2002 Short Courld World Championships silver medalist in the 800m freestyle relay
- Finished second in the 400m freerelay at the 2001 FINA World Championships
- Won her first U.S. National title in the 100m freestyle at the 2001 Spring Nationals
- Took third in the 100m freestyle, fourth in the 50m freestyle at Summer Nationals in 2001
- Collegiate All-American in 2000 and 2001
- 2000 Big 12 Conference Female Athlete of the Year
- Trained under two of the country’s best-known sprint coaches, Jill Sterkel at the University of Texas and currently Dave Salo with the Irvine Novas
- Enjoys reading
Growing up in Tucson, Lanne competed in soccer, gymnastics and swimming. At age 11 her mother told her she had to choose one, and she chose to stay in the water. She didn’t see herself as a standout in high school, however, and she wasn’t heavily recruited. She blossomed at the University of Texas, where she graduated in 2002. Now she lives in southern California and takes advantage of cross-training at the beach.
Lanne doesn’t plan to keep training for four more years, so she saw this as her last shot at the Olympics.“I need to get out and experience, quote unquote, the real world,” she told the Arizona Daily Star. “It seems like I’ve been an athlete forever. I’ve been really fortunate.”
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Height: 5’10”
Born: 18-Aug-79
Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.
Resides: Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Sport: Swimming
Event: 400m free relay
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