Teresa Rivera
Personal information
Full nameTeresa Rivera Pastrana
NationalityMexican
Born (1966-04-24) April 24, 1966
Mexico
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan 100m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan 4x100m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan 4x100m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas 4x100m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas 4x100m medley

Teresa Rivera Pastrana (born April 24, 1966) is a former female backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Mexico. She participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980. Her best result was a 6th place in the Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. She won three bronze medals at the Panamerican games in 1979. She later retired from swimming and became a teacher teaching Health 101 to Freshmen at the American School Foundation of Mexico City. Also, she is the head of the swimming department swimming at ASF.

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