Carol Klimpel (born March 30, 1963) is a female former freestyle

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from Canada, who was chosen to represent her native country at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

in Moscow, but did not participate because of the United States-led Boycott. She did compete at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

in Los Angeles, and won a silver medal at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...

with the women's relay team. At the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apar ...

, she won gold medals in the 100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley relays.

References

Canadian Olympic Committee profile

1963 births Living people Canadian female freestyle swimmers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Olympic swimmers for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Swimmers from Toronto Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian women Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub