{{Short description|South African swimmer (born 1989)}} {{For|the South African martial artist, Karin Prinsloo|Karin Prinsloo (karateka)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=November 2012}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Karin Prinsloo | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | full_name = Karin Prinsloo | nicknames = | nationality = {{RSA}} <!-- this infobox does not support the following parameter: | citizenship = South Africa --> | strokes = Backstroke, freestyle | club = Northern Tigers (University of Pretoria) | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|12|2}} <!-- this infobox does not support the following parameter: | alma_mater = University of Pretoria --> | birth_place = Marble Hall, Limpopo, South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6 ft 0 in | weight = 154 lb | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}} {{MedalGold|2011 Maputo|50 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2011 Maputo|100 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2011 Maputo|200 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2011 Maputo|50 m backstroke}} {{MedalGold|2011 Maputo|200 m butterfly}} {{MedalGold|2011 Maputo|4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2011 Maputo|4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2011 Maputo|4×100 m mixed medley}} {{MedalGold|2015 Brazzaville|200 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2015 Brazzaville|400 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2015 Brazzaville|4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2015 Brazzaville|4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2015 Brazzaville|4×100 m medley}} {{MedalGold|2015 Brazzaville|4×100 m mixed freestyle}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Maputo|100 m backstroke}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Brazzaville|50 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Brazzaville|100 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Brazzaville|100 m backstroke}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Brazzaville|200 m backstroke}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Brazzaville|4×100 m mixed medley}} }}
'''Karin Prinsloo''' (born 2 December 1989) is a South African swimmer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Karin Prinsloo |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/prinsloo-karin-1056541/ |work=London 2012 |publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited |accessdate=19 September 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517140626/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/prinsloo-karin-1056541/ |archivedate=2013-05-17}}</ref> She was a member of the 2012 South Africa Olympic team, and competed in two individual events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
==Personal life== Prinsloo was born in Marble Hall, Limpopo, in 1989 and she attended Ben Viljoen High School in Groblersdal, where she graduated in 2007.
Then she attended University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa, where she is coached by Igor Omeltchenko.
==Swimming career==
===All Africa Games 2011=== Prinsloo narrowly missed out on the gold medal in the woman's 100 m backstroke, where she was up against African record holder Kirsty Coventry, of Zimbabwe. Coventry touched first in 1:00.86 with Prinsloo less than a second behind in 1:01.46 and Amel Melih, of Algeria, third in 1:07.27.<ref name="supersport.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.supersport.com/aquatics/sa-swimming/news/110907/Prinsloo_adds_two_medals_to_her_tally|title=Prinsloo adds two medals to her tally}}</ref>
Prinsloo struck gold later as part of the women's 4 × 100 m relay team of Natasha de Vos, Roxanne Tammadge and Suzaan van Biljon.<ref name="supersport.com" />
===2012 Summer Olympics=== At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 20th overall in the heats in the Women's 200 metre freestyle with a time of 1:59.24, and failed to reach the semifinals.<ref name=":0">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/karin-prinsloo-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053034/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/karin-prinsloo-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Karin Prinsloo|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref> She reached the finals of the 200 m backstroke, but was not fast enough to reach the final.<ref name=":0" />
=== 2014 Commonwealth Games === At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Prinsloo competed in the 100 m and 200 m freestyle, and the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} freestyle, {{nowrap|4 × 200 m}} freestyle and {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} medley relays.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/swimming/1001323/karin_prinsloo.html|title=Glasgow 2014 – Karin Prinsloo Profile|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{succession box | title = African Swimmer of the Year | before = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Kirsty Coventry | after = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Kirsty Coventry | years = 2013, 2014 }} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}}
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