Carr initially attended the University of New Mexico, before transferring to the University of California, Davis. She swam for the first UC Davis Aggies women's swim team, and graduated in 1977.Mark Honbo, " From Olympic gold to Aggie blue ," UC Davis Magazine Online (Summer 2012). Retrieved March 15, 2015. She used to work at Sierra Vista Elementary School in Vacaville, California teaching third grade, and Pioneer Elementary School in Davis, California teaching the AIM fourth grade class. She is now retired from teaching.
