Karen Josephson

American artistic swimmer

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Karen Josephson was an American artistic swimmer, formerly known as synchronized swimming. She and her identical twin sister, Sarah, were a dominant duet team, winning 16 consecutive championships between 1991 and 1992. They earned a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, where they received perfect scores for technical merit and artistic impression. Their record-setting duet score at the 1991 world championships was 199.762 points. Artistic swimming involves synchronized movements set to music and is governed internationally by World Aquatics.12

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Josephson sisters
Karen Josephson (b. Jan. 10, 1964, Bristol, Conn., U.S.) and her identical twin, Sarah, entered their first senior nationals synchronized swim meet at the age of 12 and joined the U.S. national team at 16. In 1988 they won a silver medal at the Olympic…
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Karen Josephson (b. Jan. 10, 1964, Bristol, Conn., U.S.) and her identical twin, Sarah, entered their first senior nationals synchronized swim meet at the age of 12 and joined the U.S. national team at 16. In 1988 they won a silver medal at the Olympic…
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