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	== Early years ==		== Early years ==

	Ball was born in ], in 1951.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://flasportshof.org/fshofmember/catie-ball/ \|title=Catie Ball \|website=Florida Sports Hall of Fame \|language=en-US \|access-date=September 29, 2018 }}</ref> As a teenager, she swam for the J.E.T.S. swim team in ] (AAU) competition, the Florida Yacht Club, and attended ] in Jacksonville.<ref name=fshofprofile>Florida Sports Hall of Fame, Inductees, . Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref><ref name=frenette7232011>Gene Frenette, "," ''The Florida Times-Union'' (July 22, 2011). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> In August 1966, she set a new American record of 2:44.8 in the 200-meter breaststroke at the AAU national championships, shattering the previous mark by almost three seconds.<ref>Associated Press, "," ''The Lacrosse Tribune'', p. 17 (August 21, 1966). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> In December 1966, she tied the world record of 1:15.7 in the 100-meter breaststroke at the international swim meet at the Hall of Fame pool in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<ref name=ap12261966>Associated Press, "," ''The New York Times'', p. S38 (December 29, 1966). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> While swimming for the Lee High School Generals swim team, she won the 1967 Florida 2A state high school championships in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke events, setting Florida state records in both.<ref name=secola7042010>Jamie Secola, "," ''Pensacola News-Journal'' (July 4, 2010). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref><ref name=fhsaa>'''', Florida High School Athletic Association, Tallahassee, Florida, pp. 13 & 15 (2014). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> Her Florida record in the 100-yard breaststroke stood for eleven years.<ref name=secola7042010/><ref name=fhsaa/>		Ball was born in ], in 1951.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://flasportshof.org/fshofmember/catie-ball/ \|title=Catie Ball \|website=Florida Sports Hall of Fame \|language=en-US \|access-date=September 29, 2018 }}</ref> As a teenager, she swam for the J.E.T.S. swim team in ] (AAU) competition, the Florida Yacht Club, and attended ] in Jacksonville.<ref name=fshofprofile>Florida Sports Hall of Fame, Inductees, . Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref><ref name=frenette7232011>Gene Frenette, "," ''The Florida Times-Union'' (July 22, 2011). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref>

			In August 1966, she set a new American record of 2:44.8 in the 200-meter breaststroke at the AAU national championships, shattering the previous mark by almost three seconds.<ref>Associated Press, "," ''The Lacrosse Tribune'', p. 17 (August 21, 1966). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> In December 1966, she tied the world record of 1:15.7 in the 100-meter breaststroke at the international swim meet at the Hall of Fame pool in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<ref name=ap12261966>Associated Press, "," ''The New York Times'', p. S38 (December 29, 1966). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref>

			While swimming for the Lee High School Generals swim team, she won the 1967 Florida 2A state high school championships in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke events, setting Florida state records in both.<ref name=secola7042010>Jamie Secola, "," ''Pensacola News-Journal'' (July 4, 2010). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref><ref name=fhsaa>'''', Florida High School Athletic Association, Tallahassee, Florida, pp. 13 & 15 (2014). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> Her Florida record in the 100-yard breaststroke stood for eleven years.<ref name=secola7042010/><ref name=fhsaa/>

	== International swimming career ==		== International swimming career ==
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	Ball set a new world record in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Santa Clara invitational swim meet in July 1967.<ref name=ap7101967>Associated Press, "," ''The New York Times'', p. 41 (July 10, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> At the ] in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ball won two individual gold medals in the women's 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke events, and a third in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay in which she swam the breaststroke leg for the winning U.S. team of ], Ball, ] and Wendy Fordyce.<ref name=ap8011967>Associated Press, "," ''The New York Times'', p. S36 (August 1, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref><ref name=rose8021967>Murray Rose, "," ''The Evening News'', p. 4D (August 2, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> In the process, she set new world records in all three events.<ref name=rose8021967/> During 1967, she set world records in all four (two metric, two non-metric) individual breaststroke events as a 15-year-old.<ref>"," ''The New York Times'', p. S121 (December 24, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref>		Ball set a new world record in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Santa Clara invitational swim meet in July 1967.<ref name=ap7101967>Associated Press, "," ''The New York Times'', p. 41 (July 10, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> At the ] in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ball won two individual gold medals in the women's 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke events, and a third in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay in which she swam the breaststroke leg for the winning U.S. team of ], Ball, ] and Wendy Fordyce.<ref name=ap8011967>Associated Press, "," ''The New York Times'', p. S36 (August 1, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref><ref name=rose8021967>Murray Rose, "," ''The Evening News'', p. 4D (August 2, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> In the process, she set new world records in all three events.<ref name=rose8021967/> During 1967, she set world records in all four (two metric, two non-metric) individual breaststroke events as a 15-year-old.<ref>"," ''The New York Times'', p. S121 (December 24, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref>

			==1968 Mexico City Olympics==
⚫	Despite having to overcome ] and missing several scheduled meets in early 1968,<ref>"," ''St. Petersburg Times'', p. 2C (February 10, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref><ref name=ap10231968>Associated Press, "," ''The Evening Independent'', p. 2C (October 23, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> Ball was the favorite to win three gold medals at the 1968 Olympics.<ref name=secola7042010/><ref>Frank Litsky, "," ''The New York Times'', p. S17 (October 6, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> She was the reigning world record holder in all four breaststroke distances and bettered her own world records in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials in August 1968.<ref name=upi8271968>United Press International, "," ''The New York Times'', p. 50 (August 27, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref><ref>Bob Ottum, "," ''Sports Illustrated'' (September 16, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> She arrived at the ] in Mexico City, however, with a case of ].<ref name=secola7042010/> She won her only Olympic medal, a gold, as a member of the winning U.S. ] team ~~by swimming the breaststroke leg of the four-person relay.~~<ref name=dboprofile>databaseOlympics.com, Athletes, {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105194813/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BALLCAT01 \|date=January 5, 2010 }}. Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> ~~Sharing the gold medal honors were her relay teammates~~ ] (backstroke), ] (butterfly) and ] (freestyle).<ref>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, . Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> In the ] final, Ball led close to the finish but physical exhaustion overwhelmed her,<ref name=secola7042010/> and she finished fifth.<ref>"," ''The New York Times'', p. S2 (October 20, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> She was too ill to swim in the subsequent preliminary heats of the 200-meter breaststroke and was scratched from the event.<ref name=secola7042010/><ref name=ap10231968/>

			Ball was the reigning world record holder in all four breaststroke distances and bettered her own world records in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials in August 1968.<ref name=upi8271968>United Press International, "," ''The New York Times'', p. 50 (August 27, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref>

			Despite having to overcome ] and missing several scheduled meets in early 1968,<ref>"," ''St. Petersburg Times'', p. 2C (February 10, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref><ref name=ap10231968>Associated Press, "," ''The Evening Independent'', p. 2C (October 23, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> Ball was the favorite to win three gold medals at the 1968 Olympics.<ref name=secola7042010/><ref>Frank Litsky, "," ''The New York Times'', p. S17 (October 6, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref><ref>Bob Ottum, "," ''Sports Illustrated'' (September 16, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> She arrived at the ] in Mexico City, however, with a case of ].<ref name=secola7042010/>

		⚫	She won her only Olympic medal, a gold, as a member of the winning U.S. ] team,<ref name=dboprofile>databaseOlympics.com, Athletes, {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105194813/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BALLCAT01 \|date=January 5, 2010 }}. Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> alongside ] (backstroke), ] (butterfly) and ] (freestyle).<ref>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, . Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> In the ] final, Ball led close to the finish but physical exhaustion overwhelmed her,<ref name=secola7042010/> and she finished fifth.<ref>"," ''The New York Times'', p. S2 (October 20, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> She was too ill to swim in the subsequent preliminary heats of the 200-meter breaststroke and was scratched from the event.<ref name=secola7042010/><ref name=ap10231968/>

	== College coaching career ==		== College coaching career ==

	After the Olympics, Ball received a special scholarship to attend the ] in Gainesville, Florida,<ref>Associated Press, "," ''Sarasota Journal'', p. 16 (January 22, 1969). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> but effectively dropped out of competition swimming because there were no women's college swim teams at the time and because of her desire to lead a more "normal" life.<ref name=secola7042010/> As ~~an ]~~ senior at the University of Florida, she was hired by athletic director ] to be the first head coach of the newly organized women's ] team in ] (AIAW) competition during the 1972–73 school year.<ref name=fshofprofile/> In their first year of intercollegiate competition, Ball's Lady Gators swimmers were undefeated in dual meets and placed second at the AIAW national championship during her single-season tenure.<ref name=fshofprofile/>		After the Olympics, Ball received a special scholarship to attend the ] in Gainesville, Florida,<ref>Associated Press, "," ''Sarasota Journal'', p. 16 (January 22, 1969). Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref> but effectively dropped out of competition swimming because there were no women's college swim teams at the time and because of her desire to lead a more "normal" life.<ref name=secola7042010/>

			As a senior at the University of Florida, she was hired by athletic director ] to be the first head coach of the newly organized women's ] team in ] (AIAW) competition during the 1972–73 school year.<ref name=fshofprofile/> In their first year of intercollegiate competition, Ball's Lady Gators swimmers were undefeated in dual meets and placed second at the AIAW national championship during her single-season tenure.<ref name=fshofprofile/>

	Ball graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in education in 1973.<ref>''University of Florida Alumni Directory'', University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2000).</ref>		Ball graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in education in 1973.<ref>''University of Florida Alumni Directory'', University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2000).</ref>
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	Note: All record times and locations are sourced to USA Swimming's list of world records.<ref>USASwimming, . Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref>		Note: All record times and locations are sourced to USA Swimming's list of world records.<ref>USASwimming, {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107173111/http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/364341b1-2973-4439-a446-9620a068a9cf/women_lcm_toptimes.pdf \|date=November 7, 2014 }}. Retrieved November 7, 2014.</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	{{Commons category\|Catie Ball}}		{{Commons category\|Catie Ball}}
	* ~~{{Webarchive~~\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110121/http://www.ishof.org/catie-ball.html \|date=April 2, 2015 }}		* {{webarchive \|title=Catie Ball (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110121/http://www.ishof.org/catie-ball.html \|date=April 2, 2015 }}

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Latest revision as of 01:34, 26 October 2024

American swimmer (born 1951) This article is about the American swimmer. For the British rower, see Katie Ball. For the British journalist, see Katy Balls.

Catie Ball

Catie Ball in 1967

Personal information

Full name

Catharine Northcutt Ball

Nickname

"Catie"

National team

United States

Born

(1951-09-30) September 30, 1951 (age 73)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

Height

5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Weight

128 lb (58 kg)

Sport

Swimming

Strokes

Breaststroke, medley

Club

J.E.T.S.

College team

University of Florida
(Head coach)

Medal record

Representing the United States

Olympic Games
	1968 Mexico City	4×100 m medley relay
Pan American Games
	1967 Winnipeg	100 m breaststroke
	1967 Winnipeg	200 m breaststroke
	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.

Early years

Ball was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1951. As a teenager, she swam for the J.E.T.S. swim team in Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) competition, the Florida Yacht Club, and attended Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville.

In August 1966, she set a new American record of 2:44.8 in the 200-meter breaststroke at the AAU national championships, shattering the previous mark by almost three seconds. In December 1966, she tied the world record of 1:15.7 in the 100-meter breaststroke at the international swim meet at the Hall of Fame pool in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

While swimming for the Lee High School Generals swim team, she won the 1967 Florida 2A state high school championships in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke events, setting Florida state records in both. Her Florida record in the 100-yard breaststroke stood for eleven years.

International swimming career

Ball set a new world record in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Santa Clara invitational swim meet in July 1967. At the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ball won two individual gold medals in the women's 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke events, and a third in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay in which she swam the breaststroke leg for the winning U.S. team of Kendis Moore, Ball, Ellie Daniel and Wendy Fordyce. In the process, she set new world records in all three events. During 1967, she set world records in all four (two metric, two non-metric) individual breaststroke events as a 15-year-old.

1968 Mexico City Olympics

Ball was the reigning world record holder in all four breaststroke distances and bettered her own world records in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials in August 1968.

Despite having to overcome mononucleosis and missing several scheduled meets in early 1968, Ball was the favorite to win three gold medals at the 1968 Olympics. She arrived at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, however, with a case of influenza.

She won her only Olympic medal, a gold, as a member of the winning U.S. 4×100-meter medley relay team, alongside Kaye Hall (backstroke), Ellie Daniel (butterfly) and Susan Pedersen (freestyle). In the 100-meter breaststroke final, Ball led close to the finish but physical exhaustion overwhelmed her, and she finished fifth. She was too ill to swim in the subsequent preliminary heats of the 200-meter breaststroke and was scratched from the event.

College coaching career

After the Olympics, Ball received a special scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, but effectively dropped out of competition swimming because there were no women's college swim teams at the time and because of her desire to lead a more "normal" life.

As a senior at the University of Florida, she was hired by athletic director Ray Graves to be the first head coach of the newly organized women's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) competition during the 1972–73 school year. In their first year of intercollegiate competition, Ball's Lady Gators swimmers were undefeated in dual meets and placed second at the AIAW national championship during her single-season tenure.

Ball graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in education in 1973.

Life after swimming

Ball currently resides in Pensacola, Florida. In the time since retiring from competition swimming at the age of 17, she has been a college swim coach, kindergarten teacher, junior swim coach, housewife and interior decorator. Ball and her business partner have operated a successful interior decorating business, "Beside the Point," for the past decade. She and her husband Tom Condon have three children and two grandchildren.

She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1976, and the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.

World records

Women's 100-meter breaststroke

Time	Date	Event	Location
1:16.40	July 15, 1966	Cady Way Pool Summer Invite	Winter Park, Florida
1:15.60	December 28, 1966	ISHOF international swim meet	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1:14.80	July 31, 1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Manitoba
1:14.60	August 19, 1967	AAU National Outdoor Championships	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1:14.20	August 25, 1968	United States Olympic Trials	Los Angeles, California

Women's 200-meter breaststroke

Time	Date	Event	Location
2:40.50	July 9, 1967	Santa Clara Invitational Swim Meet	Santa Clara, California
2:39.50	August 20, 1967	AAU National Outdoor Championships	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2:38.50	August 26, 1968	United States Olympic Trials	Los Angeles, California

Women's 4×100-meter medley relay

Time	Date	Event	Location
4:30.00	July 30, 1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:28.10	September 14, 1968	United States Olympic team exhibition	Colorado Springs, Colorado

Note: All record times and locations are sourced to USA Swimming's list of world records.

References

"Catie Ball". Florida Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
^ Florida Sports Hall of Fame, Inductees, Catie Ball (2010). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ Gene Frenette, "Where are they now? Olympic swimmer Catie Ball-Condon," The Florida Times-Union (July 22, 2011). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
Associated Press, "Little Catie Ball, 14, Sets Swim Record," The Lacrosse Tribune, p. 17 (August 21, 1966). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ Associated Press, "Catie Ball Equals World Swim Mark; Her 1:15.7 Ties Record in Breast-Stroke Event," The New York Times, p. S38 (December 29, 1966). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ Jamie Secola, "Hall of Fame induction cements Ball-Condon's swimming legacy," Pensacola News-Journal (July 4, 2010). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ FHSAA Girls Swimming & Diving 2014–15 Championship Records, Florida High School Athletic Association, Tallahassee, Florida, pp. 13 & 15 (2014). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ Associated Press, "4 Swim Records Topple On The Coast," The New York Times, p. 41 (July 10, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ Associated Press, "Spitz and Catie Ball Shatter World Swim Records at Pan-American Games," The New York Times, p. S36 (August 1, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ Murray Rose, "American Swimmers Garner 28 Titles," The Evening News, p. 4D (August 2, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
"Swimming; Pan Am Games," The New York Times, p. S121 (December 24, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ United Press International, "Catie Ball Clips World Swim Mark," The New York Times, p. 50 (August 27, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
"Illness Sidelines Swimmer Ball," St. Petersburg Times, p. 2C (February 10, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ Associated Press, "U.S.–Yugoslavia in Cage Finals," The Evening Independent, p. 2C (October 23, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
Frank Litsky, "U.S. Expected to Win the Most Medals (112) and the Most Gold Medals (43); Major Hopes In Swimming And in Track," The New York Times, p. S17 (October 6, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
Bob Ottum, "The Encore Will be in Mexico," Sports Illustrated (September 16, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
databaseOlympics.com, Athletes, Catie Ball Archived January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
"U.S. Swimmers Register Sweep in Women's 100-Meter Olympic Free-Style," The New York Times, p. S2 (October 20, 1968). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
Associated Press, "Florida To Seek Catie Ball," Sarasota Journal, p. 16 (January 22, 1969). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
University of Florida Alumni Directory, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2000).
United Press International, "Catie Ball Still Active in Swimming," The Palm Beach Post, p. D6 (January 28, 1974). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
"Catie Ball (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
^ "A.A.U. Swim Champions," The New York Times (August 22, 1967). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
Associated Press, "Olympians Better 3 Swim Records; U.S. Team Members Surpass World, 2 U.S. Relay Marks," The New York Times (September 16, 1968). Retrieved November 10, 2014.
USASwimming, Women's Records Archived November 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 7, 2014.

External links

Catie Ball (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived April 2, 2015)

Records
Preceded byGalina Prozumenshchikova	Women's 100-meter breaststroke world record-holder (long course) December 28, 1966 – September 2, 1972	Succeeded byCathy Carr
Preceded byGalina Prozumenshchikova	Women's 200-meter breaststroke world record-holder (long course) July 9, 1967 – April 7, 1971	Succeeded byYuliya Bogdanova

Catie Ball – Championships, awards and honors

Pan American Champions in Women's 100 m breaststroke

Pan American Champions in Women's 200 m breaststroke

Pan American champions in women's 4 × 100 m medley relay

1951: S. Geary, P. Pence, M. O'Brien (USA)
1955: C. O'Connor, M. Sears, B. Brey, W. Werner (USA)
1959: C. Cone, A. Brancroft, B. Collins, C. von Saltza (USA)
1963: G. Duenkel, C. Goyette, S. Stouder, D. de Varona (USA)
1967: K. Moore, C. Ball, E. Daniel, W. Fordyce (USA)
1971: D. Gurr, J. Wright, L. Cliff, A. Coughlan (CAN)
1975: R. Bonne, M. Morey, C. Wright, K. Peyton (USA)
1979: L. Jezek, T. Caulkins, J. Sterkel, C. Woodhead (USA)
1983: S. Walsh, K. Rhodenbaugh, L. Lehner, C. Steinseifer (USA)
1987: H. Green, L. Heisick, J. Jorgensen, S. Linke (USA)
1991: J. Wilson, D. Tierney, A. Wester-Krieg, A. Tappin (USA)
1995: B. Bedford, K. King Bednar, A. Van Dyken, A. Martino (USA)
1999: D. Knapp, S. Stitts, K. Campbell, T. Spatz (USA)
2003: D. MacManus, S. Stitts, D. Vollmer, A. Weir (USA)
2007: J. Smit, M. McKeehan, K. Hersey, M. Correia (USA)
2011: R. Bootsma, A. Chandler, C. Donahue, A. Kendall (USA)
2015: N. Coughlin, K. Meili, K. Worrell, A. Schmitt (USA)
2019: P. Bacon, A. Lazor, K. Stewart, M. Geer (USA)
2023: D. Hanus, R. Nicol, M. Mac Neil, M. Harvey (CAN)

v t e 1968 USA Olympic swimming team
Men's Team	Larry Barbiere Brent Berk Greg Buckingham Mike Burton John Ferris Gary Hall Charlie Hickcox Jack Horsley Mitch Ivey Chet Jastremski Brian Job David Johnson William Johnson John Kinsella Philip Long Don McKenzie Ken Merten Ronnie Mills John Nelson David Perkowski Stephen Rerych Carl Robie Doug Russell Don Schollander Andy Strenk Mark Spitz Ross Wales Michael Wall Ken Walsh Zac Zorn
Women's Team	Susie Atwood Catie Ball Jane Barkman Patty Caretto Ellie Daniel Diane Giebel Linda Gustavson Kaye Hall Jan Henne Toni Hewitt Cathy Jamison Suzy Jones Claudia Kolb Pam Kruse Kendis Moore Debbie Meyer Susan Pedersen Susan Pitt Susan Shields Jane Swagerty Lynn Vidali Lillian Watson Sharon Wichman
Staff	Sherman Chavoor (women's head coach) Frank Elm (assistant) Don Gambril (assistant) George Haines (men's head coach) Bill Lippman, Jr. (manager) Olive Mucha (assistant) Edwin Olson (assistant) Kenneth Treadway (manager)

Olympic champions in women's 4 × 100 m medley relay

1960: Lynn Burke, Patty Kempner, Carolyn Schuler, Chris von Saltza (USA)
1964: Cathy Ferguson, Cynthia Goyette, Sharon Stouder, Kathy Ellis (USA)
1968: Kaye Hall, Catie Ball, Ellie Daniel, Susan Pedersen (USA)
1972: Melissa Belote, Cathy Carr, Deena Deardurff, Sandy Neilson (USA)
1976: Ulrike Richter, Hannelore Anke, Kornelia Ender, Andrea Pollack (GDR)
1980: Rica Reinisch, Ute Geweniger, Andrea Pollack, Caren Metschuck (GDR)
1984: Theresa Andrews, Tracy Caulkins, Mary T. Meagher, Nancy Hogshead (USA)
1988: Kristin Otto, Silke Hörner, Birte Weigang, Katrin Meissner (GDR)
1992: Lea Loveless, Anita Nall, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton, Jenny Thompson, Janie Wagstaff, Megan Kleine, Summer Sanders, Nicole Haislett (USA)
1996: Beth Botsford, Amanda Beard, Angel Martino, Amy Van Dyken, Catherine Fox, Whitney Hedgepeth, Kristine Quance, Jenny Thompson (USA)
2000: Barbara Bedford, Megan Quann, Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, Courtney Shealy, Ashley Tappin, Amy Van Dyken, Staciana Stitts (USA)
2004: Giaan Rooney, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry, Brooke Hanson, Jessicah Schipper, Alice Mills (AUS)
2008: Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett, Tarnee White, Felicity Galvez, Shayne Reese (AUS)
2012: Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, Allison Schmitt, Rachel Bootsma, Breeja Larson, Claire Donahue, Jessica Hardy (USA)
2016: Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer, Simone Manuel, Olivia Smoliga, Katie Meili, Kelsi Worrell, Abbey Weitzeil (USA)
2020: Cate Campbell, Chelsea Hodges, Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown, Mollie O'Callaghan, Emily Seebohm, Brianna Throssell (AUS)
2024: Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, Katharine Berkoff, Emma Weber, Alex Shackell, Kate Douglass (USA)

v t e Florida Gators swimming and diving head coaches
Gators men's swimming and diving head coaches Frank Genovar (1930–1951) Jack Ryan (1952–1959) Buddy Crone (1960–1962) Bill Harlan (1963–1976) Randy Reese (1976–1990) Skip Foster (1990–1992) Chris Martin (1992–1996) Ron Ballatore (1996–1999) Gregg Troy (1999– )
Gators women's swimming and diving head coaches Catie Ball (1972–1973) Susan E. Halfacre (1973–1976) Randy Reese (1976–1990) Mitch Ivey (1990–1993) Chris Martin (1993–1996) Kevin Thornton (1996–1998) Gregg Troy (1998– )

Florida Gators swimming and diving head coaches

Gators men's swimming and diving head coaches

Frank Genovar (1930–1951)
Jack Ryan (1952–1959)
Buddy Crone (1960–1962)
Bill Harlan (1963–1976)
Randy Reese (1976–1990)
Skip Foster (1990–1992)
Chris Martin (1992–1996)
Ron Ballatore (1996–1999)
Gregg Troy (1999– )

Gators women's swimming and diving head coaches

Catie Ball (1972–1973)
Susan E. Halfacre (1973–1976)
Randy Reese (1976–1990)
Mitch Ivey (1990–1993)
Chris Martin (1993–1996)
Kevin Thornton (1996–1998)
Gregg Troy (1998– )

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