Kathy Ellis

Kathy Ellis

Personal information
Full name	Kathleen Ellis
Nickname(s)	"Kathy"
National team	United States
Born	November 28, 1946 Trenton, New Jersey
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Club	Riviera Club
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for the United States Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 4x100 m medley 1964 Tokyo 4x100 m freestyle 1964 Tokyo 100 m butterfly 1964 Tokyo 100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 100 m butterfly 1963 São Paulo 100 m freestyle

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

1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Kathy Ellis. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
2. 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