Karine Legault (born August 4, 1978) is a former freestyle

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who competed for Canada at the

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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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