Christine Anderson

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
	High School: Girls Preparatory School

	Height: 5-6
	Event: Breaststroke
	Experience: 2L
	Major: Political Science

Anderson's Career Bests
500 Free	5:03.70 (Nov. 5, 2010)
1000 Free	10:18.85 (Oct. 15, 2010)
100 Breast	1:02.98 (Feb. 17, 2011)
200 Breast	2:18.46 (Feb. 18, 2010)
200 IM	2:08.63 (Oct. 1, 2010)
400 IM	4:22.40 (Feb. 19, 2010)

Sophomore (2010-11)...
Finished the year with two of the team's top three times in the 500 free... Posted all five of the Hurricanes' top five marks in the 1000 free, and claimed the three top times in the 1650 free... Registered two top 10 marks in the 100 breaststroke and three additional top times in the 200 breast... Had two top five and four top 10 times in the 400 individual medley... Posted a career-best mark in the 100 breast (1:02.98) during the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships (Feb. 16-19) in Atlanta... Registered a career-best time of 2:08.63 in the 200 IM at the All Florida Invite... Took first place in the 500 Free against Rice (Nov. 5) turning in a time of 5:03.70... Tallied a winning time against FIU in the 500 Free... Winning time of 10:18.85 in the 1000 Free against FIU was also a career-best performance... Laid claim to four additional victories in the 1000 event, turning in gold medal places against Rice, Vanderbilt, FIU/CCSU and Florida Atlantic... Turned in a second-place time of 2:19.23 against Houston, and laid claim to a third-place performance in a head-to-head meet with FAU...

Freshman (2009-10)...
Competed mainly in the 100- and 200 breaststroke... Took part in two (2) 500 freestyle races, taking first place in a tri-meet with Illinois and Nebraska... Turned in her best 100 breaststroke performance at the ACC Championships (Feb. 16-19) with a time of 1:04.69... Had her second-best time (1:05.46) in the prelims of the Ohio State Invitational... Finished second in a tri-meet with Florida Gulf Coast and ACC foe Florida State... Tallied the team's third-fastest time in the 200 breaststroke - and her season-best - at the ACC's in a time of 2:19.41... Collected a second place time of 2:20.93 in the 200 breast at the Georgia Tech Fall Invite... Finished third in the FGCU and FSU tri-meet in a time of 2:21.50... Competed in five (5) 200 IM races, picking up her best time of 2:09.84 at the Georgia Tech Fall Invite... Put up back-to-back season-best 400 IM performances in the prelims and finals of the ACC Championships, including a mark of 4:22.40 during the prelims... Swam second leg for UM's second-fastest 400 medley relay team that posted a time of 3:53.81 at the Ohio State Invitational, with Anderson turning in a mark of 1:05.65 in her portion...

High School/Prep...
Saw action in the 100- and 200 breaststrokes, as well as the 200 and 400 individual medley... Prepped under head coach John Woods... Clocked a time of 1:04.72 in the 100 breast at the Tennessee State Championships during her senior year... Also picked up a time of 2:06.27 in the 200 IM at the state meet... Tabbed an All-American all four years in the breaststroke, IM and free relays... Also selected All-American in the 200 medley relay... Team captain in 2008 and '09... Holds school record for the 200 IM, 400 freestyle relay, 200 IM and 200 free relay... Team finished fifth at the Tennessee State Championships during her senior year... As a junior, posted a time of 2:06.68 in the 200 IM at the Tennessee State Championships... Registered a mark of 1:06.38 in the 100 breast at that same meet... Finished fourth at the State Championships in the 200 IM as a freshman...

Personal...
Daughter of David and Debbie Anderson... Has three siblings - David, Laura and Gregory... Hopes to work for National Geographic someday... Enjoys photography and scuba diving... Favorite movies include Across the Universe, Fight Club and Finding Nemo... Favorite music artists include Bob Marley and Kings of Leon... Says her favorite meal is her mom's chicken parmesan...