Kara Lynn Joyce is a swimmer who has competed for the United States. She competed at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Joyce started her Olympic career in Athens 2004. There, she scored a pair of silver each as a member of the U.S. women's team in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay and 4x100 metres medley relay. On the individual side, she landed on the fifth spot each in the sprint freestyle double (50 and 100).
Four years later in Beijing, Joyce added another pair of silver in the same relay races for the U.S. women's team. She also entered again the top eight finals of the 50 metres freestyle, but she dropped off the podium to sixth.
Joyce tied for the sixteenth spot with Amy Smith and Sarah Blake Bateman in the heats of the 50 metres freestyle at London 2012. She lost the three-way swim-off to Smith by 0.24 of a second.
Olympic Results[]
Year | Event | Rank |
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2004 | Women's 50m freestyle | 5th |
Women's 100m freestyle | 5th | |
Women's 4x100m freestyle relay | ||
Women's 4x100m medley relay | ||
2008 | Women's 50m freestyle | 6th |
Women's 4x100m freestyle relay | ||
Women's 4x100m medley relay | ||
2012 | Women's 50m freestyle | 17th |
2004[]
Discipline | Round | Time | |
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50 metres freestyle | Heats | 25.06 | |
Semifinal | 25.06 | ||
Final | 25.00 | ||
100 metres freestyle | Heats | 54.53 | |
Semifinal | 54.81 | ||
Final | 54.54 | ||
4x100 metres freestyle relay | Heats | 3:39.46 (Reserve) |
|
Final | 3:36.39 (54.74 split) |
AR | |
4x100 metres medley relay | Heats | 4:02.82 (Reserve) |
|
Final | 3:59.12 (54.31 split) |
2008[]
Discipline | Round | Time | |
---|---|---|---|
50 metres freestyle | Heats | 25.01 | |
Semifinal | 24.63 | ||
Final | 24.63 | ||
4x100 metres freestyle relay | Heats | 3:37.53 (54.13 split) |
|
Final | 3:34.33 (53.98 split) |
AR | |
4x100 metres medley relay | Heats | 3:59.15 (54.10 split) |
|
Final | 3:53.30 (Reserve) |
AR |
2012[]
Discipline | Round | Time |
---|---|---|
50 metres freestyle | Heats | 25.28 |
Swim-off | 25.16 | |
Semifinal | Did not advance | |
Final |