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Karen Legg (born 3 June 1978), also known by her married name Karen Crumpler, is an English former freestyle swimmer.

Karen Legg
Personal information
Full nameKaren Legg
National team Great Britain
Born (1978-06-03) 3 June 1978 (age 44)
Poole, England
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubFerndown Otters
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (LC) 1 0 0
World Championships (SC) 1 1 1
European Championships (SC) 0 0 2
Commonwealth Games 1 4 2
Total 3 5 5
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
2000 Athens 4×200 m freestyle
2000 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
1999 Hong Kong 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
1998 Sheffield 400 m freestyle
2000 Valencia 200 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle
1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle
1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle
2002 Manchester 200 m freestyle
2002 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle
2002 Manchester 100 m freestyle
2002 Manchester 4×200 m medley

Swimming career


She competed for Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. During her seven-year international career (1998–2005),[1] she won four world, two European and seven Commonwealth medals. Legg also competed for Great Britain in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay.

She represented England and won two silver medals in the relay events, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3] Four years later she won five more medals, three in the relay events (including a gold medal) and two in the individual events.[4]

She won the 2001 British Championship in the 200 metres freestyle and the 400 metres freestyle.


See also



References


  1. "Legg to quit top-class swimming". BBC Sport. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.



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