Trina Jackson
Personal information
Full nameTrina Marie Jackson
National team United States
Born (1977-02-16) February 16, 1977
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight128 lb (58 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubBolles Sharks
College teamUniversity of Arizona
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 4x200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 1993 Palma 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Palma 800 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Atlanta 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta 800 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata 4x200 m freestyle

Trina Marie Jackson (born February 16, 1977), also known by her married name as Trina Falca, is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Jackson won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Jenny Thompson, Cristina Teuscher and Sheila Taormina. The four Americans set a new Olympic record of 7:59.87 in the event final.[1] She missed a bronze in the individual 200 freestyle by just 0.01 to Dagmar Hase.

For high school, Jackson attended the Bolles School, a private prep school in Jacksonville, Florida, where she swam for coach Gregg Troy's Bolles high school swim team, a program with a reputation for producing future international swimmers and Olympians.[2] She graduated from the Bolles School in 1995.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Trina Jackson. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  2. 1 2 The Bolles School, Athletics, Bolles Olympic Medalists Archived 2015-07-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
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