Karen van Wirdum
Australian swimmer
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Full name | Karin Tracey van Wirdum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1971-04-09) 9 April 1971 (age 53) Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Redcliffe Leagues SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karin Tracey van Wirdum (born 9 April 1971)[1] is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. She won the gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and in the 50-metre freestyle at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
See also
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin van Wirdum". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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Commonwealth champions in women's 50 m freestyle
- 1990: Lisa Curry-Kenny (AUS)
- 1994: Karen van Wirdum (AUS)
- 1998: Sue Rolph (ENG)
- 2002: Alison Sheppard (SCO)
- 2006: Libby Lenton (AUS)
- 2010: Yolane Kukla (AUS)
- 2014: Fran Halsall (ENG)
- 2018: Cate Campbell (AUS)
- 2022: Emma McKeon (AUS)
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