Karen Legg

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

Karen Legg

Personal information
Full name	Karen Legg
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1978-06-03) 3 June 1978 Poole, England
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Ferndown Otters
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships (LC) 1 0 0 World Championships (SC) 1 1 1 European Championships (SC) 0 0 2 Commonwealth Games 1 4 2 Total 3 5 5 Women's swimming Representing Great Britain World Championships (LC) 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2000 Athens 4×200 m freestyle 2000 Athens 4×100 m freestyle 1999 Hong Kong 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 1998 Sheffield 400 m freestyle 2000 Valencia 200 m freestyle Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 200 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 100 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 4×200 m medley

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

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

• "Former Swimmer Profiles: Karen Legg". British Swimming. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
• "Athletes > Karen Legg". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
• "Karen Legg Biography and Olympic Results". SportsReference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2009.

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.