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Kristin Louise Topham (born April 5, 1973) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who represented Canada in international championship competitions in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Kristin Topham

Personal information
Full name	Kristin Louise Topham
National team	Canada
Born	(1973-05-04) May 4, 1973 (age 49) Edmonton, Alberta
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Club	Etobicoke Swim Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Canada Pan American Games 1991 Havana 50 m freestyle 1991 Havana 100 m butterfly 1991 Havana 4x100 m freestyle 1991 Havana 100 m freestyle

Topham is best remembered for her four-medal performance at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In individual sprint event, she won two gold medals in the 50-metre freestyle and the 100-metre butterfly, as well as a bronze in the 100-metre freestyle. As a member of Canada's second-place women's team in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay, she also earned a silver medal.

Topham also represented Canada twice in the Olympic Games. At her international debut as a 15-year-old at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, she competed in two events, advancing to the B Final of the 50-metre freestyle and placing twelfth overall, as well as swimming for the Canadian team in the preliminary heats of the 4x100-metre freestyle relay.[1]

When she won two golds at the 1991 Pan American Games, the Toronto Star listed her a Mississaugan.[2]

Four years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she qualified for three events. Topham was a member of the sixth-place Canadian women's team in the 4x100-metre medley relay. In individual competition, she advanced to the B Finals of the 50-mtre freestyle and the 100-metre butterfly, placing tenth and fourteenth, respectively.[1]

References

External links

• Canadian Olympic Committee

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Kristin Louise Topham (Edmonton, 4 de mayo de 1973) es una deportista canadiense que compitió en natación.[1]

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