Cathy Carr
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Catherine L. "Cathy"•Carr (-West) |
| Used name | Cathy•Carr |
| Born | 27 May 1954 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA) |
| Measurements | 170 cm / 52 kg |
| Affiliations | Coronado Navy SA, Coronado (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Cathy Carr, an 18-year-old from Highland High School in Albuquerque, won the 1972 AAU 100 m breaststroke and then took the Olympic title by defeating the veteran 1964 champion, Galina Stepanova-Prozumenshchikova of the USSR. Carr set a world record of 1:13.58 to better Catie Ball’s four-year-old world best of 1:14.2 and earned a share of a second world record as a member of the winning medley relay team. Carr trained for the Olympics at the Coronado Swim Club under former men’s gold medalist, Mike Troy.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Cathy Carr | |||
| 100 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (2–2–0 1973 Moskva SWI gold: 200 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 100 m breaststroke and 200 m medley)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m breaststroke – 2 September 1972 - 22 August 1974: 1:13.58 (2 September 1972; München, FRG): 4×100 m medley relay – 3 September 1972 - 4 September 1973: 4:20.75 (3 September 1972; München, FRG))