Crissy Ahmann-Leighton

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameChristine M. "Crissy"•Ahmann-Leighton (-Perham)
Used nameCrissy•Ahmann-Leighton
Born20 May 1970 in Yankton, South Dakota (USA)
Measurements172 cm / 52 kg
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 2
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 3

Biography

Crissy Ahmann-Leighton was a butterflyer/freestyler who swam at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Ahmann-Leighton won three medals, with golds in the medley relay and the 4x100 free relay, adding an individual silver in the 100 butterfly. She was part of the world record setting medley relay team in the Barcelona final. She also won international titles in the medley relay at the 1991 World Championships and the 1991 Pan Pacific Championships, adding silver at Pan Pacs in the 100 fly. Ahmann-Leighton swam for the University of Arizona from 1988-92. She won two NCAA titles in the 100-yard butterfly in 1991 and 1992.

In 2022 Crissy Perham donated a kidney to Dick Franklin, the father of Olympian Missy Franklin. Perham had never met Missy or Dick before Missy and her mother reached out via Facebook to secure a kidney donation for Dick, who had polycystic kidney disease. Crissy and Dick met for the first time on gurneys outside the operating room as she was getting set to donate her kidney. Dick said of this, “To actually go into an operating room and have one of your organs removed for somebody who’s a complete stranger is pretty remarkable. Pretty darn remarkable in my mind. In the world we live in today, that’s in the top 1% of human behavior from where I sit.” (from NBC Sports Olympic Talk, 21 Dec 2022)

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1992 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) USA Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) United States 1 Gold
100 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) 2 Silver
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) United States 1 Gold

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