Karen van Wirdum
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Full name | Karen Tracey van Wirdum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Brisbane, Queensland | 9 April 1971|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen 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
- ↑ "Karen van Wirdum". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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