- Catherine Carr (swimmer)
Catherine Carr (born
May 27 ,1954 inAlbuquerque ,New Mexico ) is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the1972 Olympic Games inMunich , where she received a gold medal in "100 mbreaststroke ", and a gold medal in "4 × 100 m medley relay". [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=18&sp=SWI "1972 Olympics – München, Germany – Swimming"] – "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)]World records
She held the world record in 100 m breaststroke, long course from
2 September 1972 to22 August 1974 (1:13.58). She was part of one relay world record.Awards
Carr was inducted into the
International Swimming Hall of Fame inFort Lauderdale, Florida in 1988. [http://www.ishof.org/Honorees/class/honorees1988.html "ISHOF 1988 Honorees"] – "International Swimming Hall of Fame" (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)] [http://www.ishof.org/Honorees/88/88ccarr.html "CATHY CARR (USA) – 1988 Honor Swimmer"] – "International Swimming Hall of Fame" (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)]References
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