Karen_Moe

Karen Moe

Karen Moe

American swimmer

Not to be confused with Karen Margrethe Moe.

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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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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    Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Karen Moe. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
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    "Karen Moe (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
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    "Interview with Former Women's Swimming Coach, Karen Moe Humphreys," CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com (April 29, 2010). Retrieved April 25, 2013.
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    "Title IX Q&A with Karen Moe Humpreys," USA Today (May 13, 2008). Retrieved April 25, 2013.
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    "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.


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