Catie Ball

Catie Ball
Catie Ball in 1967
Personal information
Full nameCatharine Northcutt Ball
Nickname"Catie"
National team United States
Born (1951-09-30) September 30, 1951 (age 73)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight128 lb (58 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, medley
ClubJ.E.T.S.
College teamUniversity of Florida
(Head coach)
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m medley relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg 4×100 m medley relay

Catharine Ball Condon (born September 30, 1951), née Catharine Northcutt Ball, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. 4×100-meter medley relay team. Ball is a former world record holder in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke events, and is remembered as a teenage star who was the dominant female breaststroke swimmer of her generation.