Karin Prinsloo
Karin Prinsloo (born 2 December 1989) is a South African swimmer.[1] She was a member of the 2012 South Africa Olympic team, and competed in two individual events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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| Full name | Karin Prinsloo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1989 Marble Hall, Limpopo, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Northern Tigers (University of Pretoria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Prinsloo was born in Marble Hall, Limpopo, in 1989 and she attended Ben Viljoen High School in Groblersdal, where she graduated in 2007.
Then she attended University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa, where she is coached by Igor Omeltchenko.
Swimming career
All Africa Games 2011
Prinsloo narrowly missed out on the gold medal in the woman's 100 m backstroke, where she was up against African record holder Kirsty Coventry, of Zimbabwe. Coventry touched first in 1:00.86 with Prinsloo less than a second behind in 1:01.46 and Amel Melih, of Algeria, third in 1:07.27.[2]
Prinsloo struck gold later as part of the women's 4 × 100 m relay team of Natasha de Vos, Roxanne Tammadge and Suzaan van Biljon.[2]
2012 Summer Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 20th overall in the heats in the Women's 200 metre freestyle with a time of 1:59.24, and failed to reach the semifinals.[3] She reached the finals of the 200 m backstroke, but was not fast enough to reach the final.[3]
2014 Commonwealth Games
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Prinsloo competed in the 100 m and 200 m freestyle, and the 4 x 100 m freestyle, 4 x 200 m freestyle and 4 x 100 m medley relays.[4]
References
- "Karin Prinsloo". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- http://www.supersport.com/aquatics/sa-swimming/news/110907/Prinsloo_adds_two_medals_to_her_tally
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin Prinsloo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Glasgow 2014 - Karin Prinsloo Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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Preceded by Kirsty Coventry |
African Swimmer of the Year 2013, 2014 |
Succeeded by Kirsty Coventry |