Karen van Wirdum

Karen van Wirdum

Personal information
Full name	Karen Tracey van Wirdum
National team	Australia
Born	(1971-04-09) 9 April 1971 Brisbane, Queensland
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Redcliffe Leagues SC
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for Australia World Championships (LC) Silver 1991 Perth 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships Bronze 1987 Brisbane 50 m freestyle Commonwealth Games Gold 1990 Auckland 100 m freestyle Gold 1990 Auckland 4×100 m freestyle Gold 1990 Auckland 4×100 m medley Gold 1994 Victoria 50 m freestyle Gold 1994 Victoria 4×100 m medley Silver 1990 Auckland 50 m freestyle Silver 1994 Victoria 100 m freestyle Silver 1994 Victoria 4×100 m freestyle

Karen Tracey van Wirdum (born 9 April 1971)^[1] is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. She won the gold medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and in the 50 m freestyle at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

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