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Karen Legg (born 3 June 1978), also known by her married name Karen Crumpler, is an English former freestyle swimmer.

Swimming career

She competed for Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. During her seven-year international career (1998–2005),[1] she won four world, two European and seven Commonwealth medals. Legg also competed for Great Britain in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay.

She represented England and won two silver medals in the relay events, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3] Four years later she won five more medals, three in the relay events (including a gold medal) and two in the individual events.[4]

She won the 2001 British Championship in the 200 metres freestyle and the 400 metres freestyle.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Legg to quit top-class swimming". BBC Sport. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  2. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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