Karen Clark (synchronized swimmer)

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