Corrie Clark (born April 11, 1982) is a female
breaststroke
Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can b ...
and
medley
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Sports
*Medley swimming, races requiring multiple swimming styles
* Medley relay races at track meets
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*Medley (music), multiple pieces strung together
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swimmer
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from the United States. At the
2003 Pan American Games
The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America.
Al ...
, she won silver medals in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM, although at one point
PASO stripped Clark of the breaststroke medal.
Clark studied at and swam for
Southern Methodist University
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(2000-2003).
Clark entry
from SMU's Athletics website; retrieved 2011-08-09.
In 2008, Clark was hired to fill an Associate Coach position at Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College ( , ) is a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1864, with its first classes held in 1869, Swarthmore is one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States. It was established as ...
under the guidance of veteran coach Susan P. Davis
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. After a brief stint, Corrie Clark chose to end a 2-year contract early. Corrie began running the swimmer development program at acac Fitness and Wellness Centre in West Chester, PA. She is currently training full-time at Penn State.
References
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1982 births
Living people
American female breaststroke swimmers
People from Chester County, Pennsylvania
SMU Mustangs women's swimmers
Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
Pan American Games medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
21st-century American women