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]
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| Full name | Karen Patricia Moe | |||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||
| Born | January 22, 1953 Del Monte, Philippines | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 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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Moe set world records in the 200-meter butterfly in 1970, 1971 and 1972 (twice). 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]
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References edit
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Karen Moe. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "Karen Moe (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. 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 Archived 2012-12-10 at the Wayback Machine," UCLABruins.com (June 12, 2012). Retrieved April 25, 2013.