Carolyn Lynne Steinseifer (born February 12, 1968), later known by her married name Carolyn Bates, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. She won gold medals in the women's 100-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter freestyle relay and 4x100-meter medley relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.^[2]

Carrie Steinseifer

Steinseifer in 1984
Personal information
Full name	Carolyn Lynne Steinseifer
Nickname	"Carrie"
National team	United States
Born	(1968-02-12) February 12, 1968 (age 56) Redwood City, California, United States[1]
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	West Valley Aquatics
College team	University of Texas
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 0 0 Pan Pacific Championships 4 1 0 Pan American Games 4 0 0 Total 11 1 0 Women's Swimming Representing  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 100 m freestyle 1984 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle 1984 Los Angeles 4 x 100 m Medley Pan Pacific Championships 1985 Tokyo 200 m freestyle 1985 Tokyo 4x100 m freestyle 1985 Tokyo 4x200 m freestyle 1989 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle 1985 Tokyo 100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 100 m freestyle 1983 Caracas 4×100 m freestyle 1983 Caracas 4×100 m medley 1987 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle

As a 15-year-old at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela, she won gold medals in the 4×100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter medley relays. As a 17-year-old, she won gold medals in the 200-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter freestyle relay and the 4×200-meter relay, and a silver in the 100-meter freestyle at the 1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Steinseifer attended the University of Texas, where she swam for coach Richard Quick's Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. During her college career, she was a member of three of the Lady Longhorns' NCAA national championship relay teams—once in the 800-yard relay (1987) and twice in the 200-yard relay (1987, 1988). She was also a key points contributor to the Longhorns' NCAA national team championships in 1987 and 1988.

While attending Texas, she continued to represent the United States in international competition. She won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, Indiana, and another gold as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo.

Steinseifer was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1999.^[3]

She lives outside Portland, Oregon, with her two daughters, Gabby and Miya, and her husband, Ken Blanco.^[2]