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

synchronized swimmer Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...

Career

Clark began synchronized swimming at age six. She won three silver medals in solo, duet and team at 1989 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships As a member of Team Canada she would win silver in the team events at the

1991 World Aquatics Championships The 1991 World Aquatics Championships took place at the Claremont Superdrome in Perth, Western Australia from 3 to 13 January 1991 with 1142 participating athletes. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men ;Women Open water swimming ;M ...

and

1994 World Aquatics Championships The 1994 FINA World Aquatics Championships were held in Rome, Italy between September 1 and September 11, 1994. Medal table Results Diving ;Men ;Women Open water swimming ;Men ;Women Swimming ;Men ;Women Synchronized swimmin ...

. She won a silver medal in the solo event at the

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. Her most notable achievement was winning a silver medal at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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with the Canadian team.

Honours

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

References

External links

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Alberta Sports Hall of Fame profile
1972 births Living people Swimmers from Montreal Canadian synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers for Canada Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming Olympic silver medalists for Canada Synchronized swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships Pan American Games medalists in synchronized swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Synchronized swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian sportswomen 21st-century Canadian women {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub