Profile of Eight-Time NCAA All-American Christina Loukas

Birthdate:

December 19, 1985

Birthplace:

Chicago, Ill.

Hometown:

Riverwoods, Ill.

Current Residence:

Bloomington, Ind.

Education:

Indiana University - Exercise Science

Club Team:

Indiana Diving

Training Residence:

Bloomington, Ind.

Coach:

Jeff Huber

National Team Member:

2005 - 2008

Highlights:

Personal

• Daughter of George and Patty Loukas
• Has three siblings: Stacey, Nick and Kosta
• Her father played football at Southern Illinois and her uncle Angelo Loukas played football for Northwestern and the Buffalo Bills
• Trains four hours a day, five days a week
• Listens to music between dives
• Enjoys hanging out with her family and friends, sewing and knitting
• Currently redshirting at Indiana University in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games

Accomplishments and Accolades

• Three-time Big Ten Diver of the Year (2005, 2006, 2007)
• Won the Big Ten Championship on all three events in 2007 and won the one-meter title in 2006
• Was second on one-meter and ninth on three-meter at the 2007 NCAA Championships
• Second on three-meter, fifth on one-meter and sixth on platform at 2006 NCAA Championships
• Eight-time NCAA All-American
• High Point award winner at the 2006 Kaiser Permanente National Championships
• 2006 Wendy Wyland Award recipient
• 2001-2003 NISCA All-American
• 2003 Illinois High School State Champion
• 2003 Illinois Swimmer/Diver of the Year

Career

• 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Member
• 2007 Comunidad de Madrid Three-meter Synchro Silver Medalist
• 2007 Italian Grand Prix Three-meter Silver Medalist
• 2007 World University Games (Bangkok, Thailand) Three-meter Silver Medalist
• 2007 World University Games (Bangkok, Thailand) Three-meter Synchro Silver Medalist
• 2007 Kaiser Permanente National Championships Three-meter Bronze Medalist
• 2007 Kaiser Permanente National Championships Three-meter Synchro Bronze Medalist
• 2007 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships Three-meter Synchro Silver Medalist
• 2006 Speedo USA Diving Grand Prix (Fort Lauderdale) Platform Synchro Bronze Medalist
• 2006 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships Platform Gold Medalist
• 2006 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships Three-meter Silver Medalist
• 2006 Speedo U.S. Open Platform Synchro Gold Medalist
• 2006 Speedo U.S. Open Three-meter Silver Medalist
• 2006 Speedo U.S. Open Three-meter Synchro Silver Medalist

Source: USADiving.org