Cathy Ferguson

Cathy Ferguson

Personal information
Full name	Cathy Jane Ferguson
National team	United States
Born	(1948-07-22) July 22, 1948[1][2] Stockton, California
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Los Angeles Athletic Club
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for the United States Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 100 m backstroke 1964 Tokyo 4x100 m medley Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 100 m backstroke 1967 Winnipeg 200 m backstroke

Cathy Jane Ferguson (born July 22, 1948) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, where she received the gold medal for winning the women's 100-meter backstroke, and another gold as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay.^[3]

Ferguson was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1978.^[4]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 100 metres backstroke
• World record progression 200 metres backstroke
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay

References

External links

• Cathy Ferguson (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame

1964 USA Olympic swimming team Men's team Wayne Anderson Mike Austin Bob Bennett Steve Clark Bill Craig Gary Dilley Bill Farley Jed Graef Gary Ilman Chet Jastremski Virgil Luken David Lyons Thompson Mann Richard McGeagh Bill Mettler John Nelson Walter Richardson Philip Riker Carl Robie Dick Roth Roy Saari Fred Schmidt Don Schollander Lary Schulhof Ed Townsend Tom Trethewey Michael Wall Women's team Lynne Allsup Erika Bricker Donna de Varona Ginny Duenkel Kathy Ellis Cathy Ferguson Sharon Finneran Cynthia Goyette Jeanne Hallock Nina Harmer Tammy Hazleton Claudia Kolb Sandra Nitta Susan Pitt Marilyn Ramenofsky Martha Randall Judy Reeder Patience Sherman Terri Stickles Sharon Stouder Lillian Watson Staff James Counsilman (men's head coach) Peter Daland (women's head coach) George Haines (men's assistant coach) Harold Henning (manager) Elizabeth Philcox (assistant manager) Albert J. Sehorn (manager) Kenneth Treadway (assistant manager)