Erika Hansen
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Erika Marie Hansen is a census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue and the border with Delaware County...
) is a retired female butterfly, freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
and medley
Medley swimming
Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley or by four swimmers as a medley relay...
swimmer from the United States
United States
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. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She is best known for winning a gold medal at the inaugural Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in 1985.
She went to college (and swam for) the University of Texas. As of the 2008-09 school year, she is an assistant coach with the UCLA Women's Swimming team.