Christine Irene Marshall (born August 11, 1986) is an American competition

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and Olympic medalist. She attended

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, and competed for the

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swimming and diving team from 2005 to 2009. Marshall represented the United States at the

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in Beijing, China. She received a bronze medal by swimming for the third-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. She and her preliminary heat teammates set a new American record in the event.

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* * * * * * 1986 births Living people American female freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Texas A&M Aggies women's swimmers 21st-century American sportswomen {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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