Karin Tracey van Wirdum (born 9 April 1971) is a former

freestyle Freestyle may refer to: Brands * Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe * Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile * Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine * ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker * Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...

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from Australia, who competed in three consecutive

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

for her native country, starting in

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. She won the gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Partic ...

and in the 50-metre freestyle at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

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1971 births Living people Sportswomen from Queensland Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Swimmers from Brisbane Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Australian female freestyle swimmers Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub

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