Karen Slowing-Aceituno

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Karin Slowing
Karin Slowing coaching in 2012
Personal information
NationalityGuatemalan
Born (1968-12-22) 22 December 1968 (age 55)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Karen Slowing-Aceituno (born 22 December 1968) is a Guatemalan former swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. She competed in the freestyle swimming at 100 metres, 400 m and 800 m.[1]

She is the cousin of Melanie Slowing.[2]

Slowing and her daughter in 2012

Her daughter Valerie Gruest was an Olympic swimmer in 2016 at 400 and 800 m freestyle.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Rosa López de D'Amico; Tansin Benn; Gertrud Pfister (20 May 2016). Women and Sport in Latin America. Routledge. p. 343. ISBN 978-1-317-56572-7.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Slowing-Aceituno". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ Northwestern commit Valerie Gruest Slowing.., Swimswam.com, Retrieved 8 August 2016