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2014-15 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Christine Tixier

Christine Tixier

  • Position:
    Butterfly/Individual Medley
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Previous School:
    Homeschool

Summary

Biography

2014-15
• Complete Times
• Named NAIA Women's Swimmer of the Year and PCSC Women's Swimmer of the Year
• Won three NAIA Individual National Titles and broke three national records (100-, 200-butterfly, 200-IM)
• Six All-American honors (3 relays, 3 individual)
• Finished outside the top-10 just twice in the whole season, never finishing lower than 18th
• Earned NAIA scholar-athlete recognition
• Posted 17 first-place finishes
• Concludes career with 11 school records (six individual, five relay)


2013-14
Complete Times
• Named NAIA Women's Swimmer of the Year
• Won three NAIA Individual National Titles (100-, 200-butterfly, 200-IM)
• Swam in at eight events at the NAIA Swim & Dive Championships (set school records in all of them)
• Lowered her own NAIA record in the 100-butterfly (:54.35)
• Earned NAIA scholar-athlete recognition
• Named NAIA Female Swimmer of the Month for performances in October, November and December
• Earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American recognition

2012-13
• Defended her NAIA title in the 100-butterfly
• Was an All-American in three different events
• Won a Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American and All-Region award
• Won the 100-butterfly seven out of the eight times she swam it
• Won 16 overall races
 
2011-12
• Won the national championship in the 100-butterfly, setting an NAIA record (:54.60
• Was an NAIA All-American in the 100-butterfly
• Finished fourth in the 200-individual medley and 200-butterfly
 
HIGH SCHOOL
• Prepped four varsity seasons while homeschooling, graduating in 2011

PERSONAL
• Born Dec. 31, 1992 to John and Susanne Tixier
• Majoring in human biology
• She has four siblings (Daniel, Stephanie, Lisa and David)
• Her dad, John, played football at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and her cousin, Sarah Warkentin, swam at Biola
• Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 18:31-36
• Why I Love Biola: “I love being able to walk around and know that I’m going to see people that I know. I love this environment that encourages building deep, uplifting friendships that make us more like Jesus.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
    5'7"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Butterfly/Individual Medley
    5'7"
  • 2013-14Junior

    Butterfly/Individual Medley
    5'7"
  • 2014-15Senior

    Butterfly/Individual Medley
    5'7"
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