Kristin Topham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kristin Topham

Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1973

Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Kristin Louise Topham (born April 5, 1973) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who represented Canada in international championship competitions in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Topham is best remembered for her four-medal performance at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba.
In individual sprint event, she won two gold medals in the 50-metre freestyle and the 100-metre butterfly, as well as a bronze in the 100-metre freestyle.
As a member of Canada's second-place women's team in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay, she also earned a silver medal. Topham also represented Canada twice in the Olympic Games.
At her international debut as a 15-year-old at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, she competed in two events, advancing to the B Final of the 50-metre freestyle and placing twelfth overall, as well as swimming for the Canadian team in the preliminary heats of the 4x100-metre freestyle relay.When she won two golds at the 1991 Pan American Games, the Toronto Star listed her a Mississaugan.Four years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she qualified for three events.
Topham was a member of the sixth-place Canadian women's team in the 4x100-metre medley relay.
In individual competition, she advanced to the B Finals of the 50-mtre freestyle and the 100-metre butterfly, placing tenth and fourteenth, respectively.