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Full name | Karine Legault |
National team | ![]() |
Born | Saint-Eustache, Quebec | August 4, 1978
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | Piscines du Parc Olympique |
College team | Vanier College |
Karine Legault (born August 4, 1978) is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she ended up in 16th place in the women's 800-metre freestyle, clocking 8:43.56 in the preliminary heats. She also competed in the preliminary heats of the 400-metre freestyle, and finished 19th with a time of 4:15.55.
Her older brother Hugues Legault also competed in swimming, and represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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