Kristin Louise Topham (born April 5, 1973) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who represented Canada in international championship competitions in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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| Full name | Kristin Louise Topham | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 4, 1973 Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Etobicoke Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Topham is best remembered for her four-medal performance at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In individual sprint event, she won two gold medals in the 50-metre freestyle and the 100-metre butterfly, as well as a bronze in the 100-metre freestyle. As a member of Canada's second-place women's team in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay, she also earned a silver medal.
Topham also represented Canada twice in the Olympic Games. At her international debut as a 15-year-old at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, she competed in two events, advancing to the B Final of the 50-metre freestyle and placing twelfth overall, as well as swimming for the Canadian team in the preliminary heats of the 4x100-metre freestyle relay.[1]
When she won two golds at the 1991 Pan American Games, the Toronto Star listed her a Mississaugan.[2]
Four years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she qualified for three events. Topham was a member of the sixth-place Canadian women's team in the 4x100-metre medley relay. In individual competition, she advanced to the B Finals of the 50-mtre freestyle and the 100-metre butterfly, placing tenth and fourteenth, respectively.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Kristin Topham. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ "Mississauga's Topham wins second swim gold". The Toronto Star. Toronto ON. 19 August 1991. p. D4.
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