Karen Moe

Not to be confused with Karen Margrethe Moe.

Karen Moe

Personal information
Full name	Karen Patricia Moe
National team	United States
Born	(1953-01-22) 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 Women's swimming 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.

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.

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. In 1987, she was named the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming Coache of the Year. From 1992 to 2004, she served within Cal's athletic department.

See also

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

External links

• Karen Moe – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
• Karen Moe (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Records
Preceded by Ada Kok Alice Jones Ellie Daniel	Women's 200-meter butterfly world record-holder July 11, 1970 – August 22, 1970 August 7, 1971 – August 28, 1971 August 6, 1972 – September 8, 1973	Succeeded by Alice Jones Ellie Daniel Rosemarie Kother