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Catie Ball |
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| Women's Swimming | |||
| Competitor for |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | 4×100 m medley relay | |
Catie Ball (born 1951) is a retired breaststroke and medley swimmer from the United States, who won her first Olympic medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in Swimming were contested Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Breaststroke is a Swimming style swum on the Breast. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the Medley is a combination of four different Swimming styles into one race Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City
At the Mexico City Olympic Games, Ball was the world record holder in the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke, but she arrived at the Olympics with the flu and did not swim at her best. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico She won her only gold medal in the 400m medley relay. During the 1960s she was one of the best swimmers from the United States. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 It should also be noted that Ball attended the University of Florida. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research