Karin Larsen (broadcaster)
Karin Larsen (born September 25, 1963 in New Westminster, British Columbia)[1] is a Canadian broadcaster and Olympic synchronised swimmer. She is currently a news and sports reporter for the Vancouver, British Columbia edition of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's evening news, CBC News at Six, for which she won a Leo Award in 1999. She competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in synchronised swimming, was inducted into the in 2001, and is the sister of Olympic silver medallist Christine Larsen.[2]
Biography[]
Karin Larsen was born in 1963 in New Westminster, British Columbia, grew up in nearby Coquitlam, British Columbia, and later earned a Communications Degree from Simon Fraser University.[2]
Larsen, along with her younger sister Christine, distinguished herself as an elite amateur athlete in the field of synchronised swimming, winning a World Championship in team synchronised swimming in Madrid, Spain, in 1986 and competing in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[3][4]
Larsen's career in the media began in 1988 as a sports researcher for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and since she began working as a sportscaster, she has been an announcer for six Olympic Games and four Paralympic Games, notably broadcasting the play-by-play for her own sister's silver medal performance in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[2]
Larsen also announced for synchronised swimming for CBC Sports at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[5]
Larsen is currently (as of January, 2020) a news and sports reporter for CBC Vancouver's evening news.[6]
Awards and recognition[]
- World Champion - 1986 - Synchronised Swimming
- Leo Award - 1999 - Best Sportscaster in Vancouver
- British Columbia Swimming Hall of Fame - 2001 - Inductee
- Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame — 2019 Inductees[7]
References[]
- ^ "Sports-Reference.com - Karin Larsen". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ a b c "CBC Program Guide Personalities - Karin Larsen". CBC News. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ "Team Canada Synchronized Swimming". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Program Guide Personalities". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ http://www.aimforthegames.ca/newsshow.asp?int_id=80040
- ^ "Karin Larsen". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Inductees Hall of Fame". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
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