Kathy Ellis
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| Full name | Kathleen Ellis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Kathy" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November 28, 1946 Trenton, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Riviera Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kathleen Ellis (born November 28, 1946) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events.
Ellis represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won two gold medals as a member of the winning U.S. teams in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay and women's 4×100-meter medley relay. Individually, she also received two bronze medals for her third-place finishes in the women's 100-meter freestyle and women's 100-meter butterfly events.[1]
Ellis was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1991.[2]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 100 metres butterfly
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Kathy Ellis. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Kathy Ellis (USA). Retrieved March 16, 2015.
External links
- Kathy Ellis – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Kathy Ellis (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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