Karla Linke (also Carla; born 29 June 1960) is a retired German swimmer who won the 200 m breastroke event at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships, breaking the world record twice in the process. The following year, she collected two medals at the

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: a silver in the 400 m medley and a bronze in the 200 m breaststroke. She also competed at the

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in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events and finished eighth and fifth, respectively. After retiring from competitive swimming in 1977, Linke moved to Sweden and worked for the German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce in

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. As of May 2012 she was employed by the Swedish Embassy in Berlin.Presse
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