Cristina Balaban

Cristina Balaban

European Championships 100 m backstroke 1966:
Linda Ludgrove, Christine Caron, Cristina Balaban
Sport
Sport Swimming
Club CS Dinamo Bucureşti[1]
Medal record
Competitor for  Romania
European Championships
1966 Utrecht 100 m backstroke

Cristina Balaban is a retired Romanian swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[2] This was the first European swimming medal for Romania.[3] During her career she won 28 national titles and set 36 national records.[4]

After retirement she worked as a swimming coach, under the name Balaban-Sopterian, training such competitors as Carmen Bunaciu.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Secţia de Nataţie CS Dinamo Bucureşti. csdinamo.eu
  2. ↑ Cristina BALABAN. les-sports.info
  3. 1 2 C.Bunaciu: I still like to swim…. bgswim.info
  4. ↑ ISTORICUL NATATIEI IN ROMANIA. swimming.ro


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