Karen Moe

Karen Moe

Personal information
Full name	Karen Patricia Moe
National team	United States
Born	January 22, 1953 Del Monte, Philippines
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
College team	University of California, Los Angeles
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games Munich 1972 200 m butterfly

Karen Patricia Moe Humphreys (born January 22, 1953), née Karen Patricia Moe, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, she won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly event.^[1]

Moe set world records in the 200-meter butterfly in 1970, 1971 and 1973. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1992.^[2]

In 1978, Moe became the head coach of the California Golden Bears women's swim team at the University of California, Berkeley, and served in that position until 1992.^[3] In 1987, she was named the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming Coach of the Year.^[4] From 1992 to 2004, she served within Cal's athletic department.^[5]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of University of California, Los Angeles people
• World record progression 200 metres butterfly

References

1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Karen Moe. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
2. International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Karen Moe (USA). Retrieved April 11, 2015.
3. "Interview with Former Women's Swimming Coach, Karen Moe Humphreys," CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com (April 29, 2010). Retrieved April 25, 2013.
4. "Title IX Q&A with Karen Moe Humpreys," USA Today (May 13, 2008). Retrieved April 25, 2013.
5. "UCLA's Title IX 40: Karen Moe, Janet Coles," UCLABruins.com (June 12, 2012). Retrieved April 25, 2013.