Christie Bodden

Christie Bodden
Personal information
Full name	Christie Marie Bodden Baca
National team	Panama
Born	3 March 1990 (age 32); Panama City, Panama
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
College team	Stony Brook University (U.S.)

Christie Marie Bodden Baca (born March 3, 1990) is a Panamanian former swimmer who specializes in backstroke events.^[1]^[2] She has been selected to represent Panama at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing among the top 48 swimmers in the women's 100 m backstroke.

Bodden was invited by FINA to compete as a lone female swimmer for Panama in the 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[3] Swimming against Bermuda's Kiera Aitken and Paraguay's María Virginia Báez in heat one, Bodden faded down the stretch to round out the small field to third place in 1:07.18. Finishing last out of 48 entrants in her event, Bodden failed to advance to the semifinals.^[4]^[5]

A business management graduate of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, Bodden currently works as a brand manager for top selling brands in Panama.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Christie Bodden". Beijing 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christie Bodden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
^ "Panamanian sportsmen travel to China for Olympics". Xinhua. Chinese Olympic Committee. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
^ "Swimming: Women's 100m Backstroke – Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
^ "Panameña Bodden se queja por el agua fría" [Panama's Bodden complains about the cold water] (in Spanish). RPC-TV. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

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[beijing2008-1] "Christie Bodden". Beijing 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christie Bodden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

[3] "Panamanian sportsmen travel to China for Olympics". Xinhua. Chinese Olympic Committee. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

[4] "Swimming: Women's 100m Backstroke – Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

[5] "Panameña Bodden se queja por el agua fría" [Panama's Bodden complains about the cold water] (in Spanish). RPC-TV. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

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