Career
She also received a silver medal for her second-place finish in the 200-meter butterfly, and a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the 200-meter individual medley. She first attended the University of Georgia, but transferred to the University of Texas and swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South of Korea, she competed in the B Final of the women"s 400-meter individual medley and finished in eleventh place overall with a time of 4:51.03.
Four years later at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she swam in the event final of the women"s 400-meter freestyle and finished in fourth place with a time of 4:11.50.
Hansen advanced to the final of the women"s 800-meter freestyle, and recorded a time of 8:39.25 in a seventh-place performance. She also competed in the B Final of the women"s 400-meter individual medley and finished tenth overall with a time of 4:48.37.
Hansen has served as an assistant coach for the Florida Gators, University of Southern California Trojans, Maryland Terrapins, and University of California, Los Angeles Bruins women"s swimming teams.
