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Karen Clark (synchronized swimmer)

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Karen Clark
Personal information
Full nameKaren Lynn Clark
Born (1972-04-09) April 9, 1972 (age 52)
Montreal, Quebec
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronized swimming
Medal record
Women's synchronized swimming
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Aquatics Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Perth Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Rome Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Solo
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Team

Karen Lynn Clark (born April 9, 1972) is a Canadian Olympic medalist and former synchronized swimmer.

Career

Clark began synchronized swimming at age six.[1] She won three silver medals in solo, duet and team at 1989 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships[1] As a member of Team Canada she would win silver in the team events at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships and 1994 World Aquatics Championships.[2] She won a silver medal in the solo event at the 1995 Pan American Games.[3] Her most notable achievement was winning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with the Canadian team.[4]

Honours

Clark was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "CLARK, Karen Lynn". SportsMississauga.org. Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "World Swimming Championships". gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving". www.gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Clark". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2011.


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