Catie Ball
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Catherine Northcutt "Catie"•Ball (-Condon) |
| Used name | Catie•Ball |
| Born | 30 September 1951 in Jacksonville, Florida (USA) |
| Measurements | 170 cm / 58 kg |
| Affiliations | Jacksonville JETS |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
At the start of the 1968 Olympics, Catie Ball held all four world records for the breaststroke and seemed a certainty for the gold medals in Mexico. But during the Games, she contracted a virus infection and only managed fifth place in the 100m and was too ill to start in the heats of the 200m. However she recovered in time to compete in the medley relay and swam the breaststroke leg on the winning team. Ball did win both breaststroke events at the 1967 Pan-American Games, as well as setting 13 world records and winning nine AAU titles.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Catie Ball | |||
| 100 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) | ||||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (3–0–0 1967 Winnipeg SWI gold: 100 m breaststroke, 200 m breaststroke, and 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m breaststroke – 28 December 1966 - 2 September 1972: 1:15.6 (28 December 1966; Fort Lauderdale, USA), 1:15.6 tied (7 July 1967; Santa Clara, USA), 1:14.8 (31 July 1967; Winnipeg, CAN), 1:14.6 (19 August 1967; Philadelphia, USA), 1:14.2 (25 August 1968; Los Angeles, USA); 200 m breaststroke – 9 July 1967 - 6 July 1974: 2:40.5 (9 July 1967; Santa Clara, USA), 2:39.5 (20 August 1967; Philadelphia, USA), 2:38.5 (26 August 1968; Los Angeles, USA); 4×100 m medley relay – 30 July 1967 - 1 September 1970: 4:30.0 (30 July 1967; Winnipeg, CAN), 4:28.1 (14 September 1968; Colorado Springs, USA))