Cathy Ferguson
[3] After completing a Doctorate from the U.S. International University in San Diego, she worked as a Professor, Coach and Director of Aquatics at California State University, Long Beach for 20 years, was a director of Sports Medicine at Anaheim Memorial Hospital, and served as a CEO for Girl Scouts of Central California.Daland noted that while training at her peak around 1965, she gained endurance and strength from extensive work with pulley weights, and running a mile before swim practice.Facing fierce competition in her first event, Ferguson was among five other world record holders in the 100m backstroke final which resulted in several very close finishes.[7] At the Los Angeles Invitational Swim Meet in the Women's 200-meter freestyle, Ferguson tied for second behind first place Pokey Watson who finished in the world record time of 2:11.6 in the event.[15] Cathy raised three children, and had a long, and often part-time career coaching high school and club level swimming in California.She worked as development director for GOAL, a program associated with Disney that sought to motivate low income youth through athletics, service to the greater community, and academics.[25][26] In August, 2000, she was inducted into the Los Angeles Athletic Club Hall of Fame and presented the award at a ceremony by her former coach Peter Daland.
Stockton, CaliforniaSwimmingBackstrokeLos Angeles Athletic ClubPeter DalandOlympic Games1964 Tokyo100 m backstroke4x100 m medleyPan American Games1963 São Paulo1967 Winnipeg200 m backstrokeswimmer1964 Olympic Gameswomen's 100-meter backstrokewomen's 4×100-meter medley relayCalifornia State University, Long BeachAnaheim Memorial HospitalBurbank High SchoolChristine CaronMontana State UniversityInternational Swimming Hall of FameList of members of the International Swimming Hall of FameList of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)World record progression 100 metres backstrokeWorld record progression 200 metres backstrokeWorld record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relayInternational Olympic CommitteeMallon, BillSports Reference LLCLos Angeles TimesWorld AquaticsOlympics.comOlympediaCharles E. Young Research LibraryUniversity of California, Los Angeles1964 USA Olympic swimming teamWayne AndersonMike AustinBob BennettSteve ClarkBill CraigGary DilleyBill FarleyJed GraefGary IlmanChet JastremskiVirgil LukenDavid LyonsThompson MannRichard McGeaghBill MettlerJohn NelsonWalter RichardsonPhilip RikerCarl RobieDick RothRoy SaariFred SchmidtDon SchollanderLary SchulhofEd TownsendTom TretheweyMichael WallLynne AllsupErika BrickerDonna de VaronaGinny DuenkelKathy EllisSharon FinneranCynthia GoyetteJeanne HallockNina HarmerTammy HazletonClaudia KolbSandra NittaSusan PittMarilyn RamenofskyMartha RandallJudy ReederPatience ShermanTerri SticklesSharon StouderLillian WatsonJames CounsilmanGeorge HainesSybil BauerMarie BraunEleanor HolmNida SenffKaren HarupJoan HarrisonJudy GrinhamLynn BurkeKaye HallMelissa BeloteUlrike RichterRica ReinischTheresa AndrewsKristin OttoKrisztina EgerszegiBeth BotsfordDiana MocanuNatalie CoughlinMissy FranklinKatinka HosszúKaylee McKeownOlympic champions in women's 4 × 100 m medley relayPatty KempnerCarolyn SchulerChris von SaltzaCatie BallEllie DanielSusan PedersenCathy CarrDeena DeardurffSandy NeilsonHannelore AnkeKornelia EnderAndrea PollackUte GewenigerCaren MetschuckTracy CaulkinsMary T. MeagherNancy Hogshead