Karine Legault
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Karine Legault is a retired female freestyle
swimmer from Canada
, who competed for her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia. There she ended up in 16th place in the women's 800m freestyle event, clocking 8:43.56 in the preliminary heats. Her older brother Hugues Legault
also competed in swimming, and represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics
.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, who competed for her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia. There she ended up in 16th place in the women's 800m freestyle event, clocking 8:43.56 in the preliminary heats. Her older brother Hugues Legault
Hugues Legault
Hugues Legault is a male former freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he finished in 39th place in the Men's 50m Freestyle. He is the older brother of swimmer Karine Legault, who competed at the 2000 Summer...
also competed in swimming, and represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
.