Christina Loukas

Christina Loukas
Personal information
Born (1985-12-19) December 19, 1985
Riverwoods, Illinois
Residence The Woodlands, Texas
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Sport
Country United States
Event(s) 3-meter springboard
College team Indiana Hoosiers

Christina Loukas (born in Riverwoods, Illinois, on December 19, 1985) is an American diver. She competes in the 3 meter springboard event.

Loukas is of Greek origin, and was born and grew up in Riverwoods, Illinois, where she studied gymnastics, swimming, and diving from an early age, before switching to diving exclusively at age twelve. She attended Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois and competed in the off season with the Coho Swim Club. She later moved to Bloomington, Indiana and currently lives in The Woodlands, Texas.

Collegiate career

She attended Indiana University and dived for the Indiana Hoosiers, where she was an eight-time NCAA All-American. Loukas won all three diving events at the conference championships, and was one of only four Big Ten divers to accomplish that feat. She graduated in May 2009.

Competitive Diving

Loukas placed fourth at the 2008 FINA Swimming World Cup. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, placing ninth, and in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, placing eighth.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Christina Loukas Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-16.

External links

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