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Kristen Babb-Sprague

Kristen Babb-Sprague

American synchronized swimmer

Kristen Elizabeth Babb-Sprague (born July 29, 1968) is an American former synchronized swimmer.[1][2]

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Babb-Sprague was awarded a gold medal in the women's solo event at the 1992 Summer Olympics after a scoring scandal.[3] In the technical figures routine, a Brazilian judge accidentally entered a score of 8.7 instead of 9.7 for the Canadian swimmer Sylvie Fréchette, allowing Babb-Sprague to win the competition.[4] Fréchette's medal was afterwards upgraded to gold by the International Swimming Federation, but Babb-Sprague was allowed to retain hers.[3]

Babb-Sprague is married to former Major League Baseball player Ed Sprague.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Profile: Kristen Babb-Sprague". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristen Babb-Sprague". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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    "Buoyed by a judge's scoring blunder". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  4. [4]
    Buchalter, Bill (7 August 1992). "Babb-sprague wins synchronized gold". Chicago Tribune. USA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
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