Karen Harup

Karen Harup (born November 20, 1924) is a Dansh swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she received a gold medal in "100 m backstroke", and silver medals in "400 m freestyle" and "4 × 100 m freestyle relay". [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=12&sp=SWI "1948 Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Swimming"] – "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)]

World Records

Harup set two world records during her career, one in "4 × 100 yd freestyle relay" in 1943, and one in "3 × 100 m medley relay" in 1947.

Awards

She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1975. [http://www.ishof.org/Honorees/class/honorees1975.html "ISHOF 1975 Honorees"] – "International Swimming Hall of Fame" (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)] [http://www.ishof.org/Honorees/75/75kharup.html "KAREN HARUP (DEN) – 1975 Honor Swimmer"] – "International Swimming Hall of Fame" (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)]

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