Marianne Louise Limpert (born October 10, 1972) is a Canadian former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the Summer Olympics for Canada in 1992, 1996 and 2000, and won the silver medal in the 200-metre individual medley in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was also Canada's flagbearer at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Marianne Limpert
Personal information
Full nameMarianne Luise Limpert
National teamCanada
Born (1972-10-10) October 10, 1972 (age 51)
Matagami, Quebec
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
ClubPacific Dolphins
College teamUniversity of British Columbia

The University of New Brunswick, in her hometown of Fredericton, New Brunswick, has an annual swim meet, the Marianne Limpert Team Cup, named after her.[1]

At the 1993 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, she won a bronze medal in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay.[2][3][4]

At the 1995 Pan American Games, she won two silver medals in the 200-metre freestyle and in the 200-metre individual medley, and a bronze medal in the 100-metre freestyle.[5]

At the 1995 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, she won a bronze medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.[6][3][7]

At the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, she won two silver medals in the 200-metre individual medley and in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.[8][3]

At the 1999 Pan American Games, she won two gold medals in the 4x100 and 4x200-metre freestyle relay, and a bronze medal in the 100-metre freestyle.[9][10]

At the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, she won two bronze medals in the 4x100 and 4x200-metre freestyle relay.[11][12][3]

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References edit

  1. ^ Limpert, Marianne (June 13, 2012). "Limpert Cup". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Results of the 1993 Pan Pacific" (PDF). USA Swimming. August 16, 1993. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history" (PDF). ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "1993 Pan Pacific results". Swim News. August 16, 1993. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. ^ 1995 Pan Am results by USA Swimming
  6. ^ "Results of the 1995 Pan Pacific" (PDF). USA Swimming. August 14, 1995. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  7. ^ "1995 Pan Pacific results". Swim News. August 14, 1995. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "1997 Pan Pacific Results". Archive. August 14, 1997. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  9. ^ 1999 Pan Am results by USA Swimming
  10. ^ 1999 Pan Am results by Folha
  11. ^ "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific" (PDF). USA Swimming. August 30, 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  12. ^ "1999 Pan Pacific Results". Archive. August 30, 1999. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

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