Karen Moe
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| Full name | Karen Patricia Moe | |||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||
| Born |
January 22, 1953 Del Monte, Philippines | |||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |||||||||
| Weight | 123 lb (56 kg) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||
| College team | University of California, Los Angeles | |||||||||
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Karen Patricia Moe Humphreys (born January 22, 1953), née Karen Patricia Moe, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, she won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly event.[1]
Moe set world records in the 200-meter butterfly in 1970, 1971 and 1973. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1992.[2]
In 1978, Moe became the head coach of the California Golden Bears women's swim team at the University of California, Berkeley, and served in that position until 1992.[3] In 1987, she was named the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming Coach of the Year.[4] From 1992 to 2004, she served within Cal's athletic department.[5]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of University of California, Los Angeles people
- World record progression 200 metres butterfly
References
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- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Karen Moe. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Karen Moe (USA). Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Interview with Former Women's Swimming Coach, Karen Moe Humphreys," CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com (April 29, 2010). Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Title IX Q&A with Karen Moe Humpreys," USA Today (May 13, 2008). Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ↑ "UCLA's Title IX 40: Karen Moe, Janet Coles," UCLABruins.com (June 12, 2012). Retrieved April 25, 2013.
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| Preceded by Ada Kok Alice Jones Ellie Daniel |
Women's 200-meter butterfly world record-holder July 11, 1970 – August 22, 1970 August 7, 1971 – August 28, 1971 August 6, 1972 – September 8, 1973 |
Succeeded by Alice Jones Ellie Daniel Rosemarie Kother |
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