Kathy Ellis
American swimmer (born 1946)
Kathy Ellis
Ellis in 1964
Full name Kathleen Ellis Nickname "Kathy" National team United States Born (1946-11-28 ) November 28, 1946 (age 77) Indianapolis, Indiana , U.S.Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Weight 130 lb (59 kg) Sport Swimming Strokes Butterfly , freestyle Club Riviera Club
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]
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Men's team Women's team Staff
1912 : Belle Moore , Jennie Fletcher , Annie Speirs , Irene Steer (GBR )
1920 : Margaret Woodbridge , Frances Schroth , Irene Guest , Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA )
1924 : Euphrasia Donnelly , Gertrude Ederle , Ethel Lackie , Mariechen Wehselau (USA )
1928 : Adelaide Lambert , Albina Osipowich , Eleanor Saville , Martha Norelius (USA )
1932 : Helen Johns , Eleanor Saville , Josephine McKim , Helene Madison (USA )
1936 : Jopie Selbach , Tini Wagner , Willy den Ouden , Rie Mastenbroek (NED )
1948 : Marie Corridon , Thelma Kalama , Brenda Helser , Ann Curtis (USA )
1952 : Ilona Novák , Judit Temes , Éva Novák-Gerard , Katalin Szőke (HUN )
1956 : Dawn Fraser , Faith Leech , Sandra Morgan , Lorraine Crapp (AUS )
1960 : Joan Spillane , Shirley Stobs , Carolyn Wood , Chris von Saltza (USA )
1964 : Sharon Stouder , Donna de Varona , Lillian Watson , Kathy Ellis (USA )
1968 : Jane Barkman , Linda Gustavson , Susan Pedersen , Jan Henne (USA )
1972 : Shirley Babashoff , Jane Barkman , Jenny Kemp , Sandy Neilson (USA )
1976 : Kim Peyton , Jill Sterkel , Shirley Babashoff , Wendy Boglioli (USA )
1980 : Barbara Krause , Caren Metschuck , Ines Diers , Sarina Hülsenbeck (GDR )
1984 : Jenna Johnson , Carrie Steinseifer , Dara Torres , Nancy Hogshead (USA )
1988 : Kristin Otto , Katrin Meissner , Daniela Hunger , Manuela Stellmach (GDR )
1992 : Nicole Haislett , Angel Martino , Jenny Thompson , Dara Torres , Ashley Tappin , Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (USA )
1996 : Angel Martino , Amy Van Dyken , Catherine Fox , Jenny Thompson , Lisa Jacob , Melanie Valerio (USA )
2000 : Amy Van Dyken , Courtney Shealy , Jenny Thompson , Dara Torres , Erin Phenix , Ashley Tappin (USA )
2004 : Alice Mills , Libby Lenton , Petria Thomas , Jodie Henry , Sarah Ryan (AUS )
2008 : Inge Dekker , Ranomi Kromowidjojo , Femke Heemskerk , Marleen Veldhuis , Hinkelien Schreuder , Manon van Rooijen (NED )
2012 : Alicia Coutts , Cate Campbell , Brittany Elmslie , Melanie Schlanger , Emily Seebohm , Yolane Kukla , Libby Trickett (AUS )
2016 : Emma McKeon , Brittany Elmslie , Bronte Campbell , Cate Campbell , Madison Wilson (AUS )
2020 : Bronte Campbell , Meg Harris , Emma McKeon , Cate Campbell , Mollie O'Callaghan , Madison Wilson (AUS )
2024 : Mollie O'Callaghan , Shayna Jack , Emma McKeon , Meg Harris , Olivia Wunsch , Bronte Campbell (AUS )
1960 : Lynn Burke , Patty Kempner , Carolyn Schuler , Chris von Saltza (USA )
1964 : Cathy Ferguson , Cynthia Goyette , Sharon Stouder , Kathy Ellis (USA )
1968 : Kaye Hall , Catie Ball , Ellie Daniel , Susan Pedersen (USA )
1972 : Melissa Belote , Cathy Carr , Deena Deardurff , Sandy Neilson (USA )
1976 : Ulrike Richter , Hannelore Anke , Kornelia Ender , Andrea Pollack (GDR )
1980 : Rica Reinisch , Ute Geweniger , Andrea Pollack , Caren Metschuck (GDR )
1984 : Theresa Andrews , Tracy Caulkins , Mary T. Meagher , Nancy Hogshead (USA )
1988 : Kristin Otto , Silke Hörner , Birte Weigang , Katrin Meissner (GDR )
1992 : Lea Loveless , Anita Nall , Crissy Ahmann-Leighton , Jenny Thompson , Janie Wagstaff , Megan Kleine , Summer Sanders , Nicole Haislett (USA )
1996 : Beth Botsford , Amanda Beard , Angel Martino , Amy Van Dyken , Catherine Fox , Whitney Hedgepeth , Kristine Quance , Jenny Thompson (USA )
2000 : Barbara Bedford , Megan Quann , Jenny Thompson , Dara Torres , Courtney Shealy , Ashley Tappin , Amy Van Dyken , Staciana Stitts (USA )
2004 : Giaan Rooney , Leisel Jones , Petria Thomas , Jodie Henry , Brooke Hanson , Jessicah Schipper , Alice Mills (AUS )
2008 : Emily Seebohm , Leisel Jones , Jessicah Schipper , Libby Trickett , Tarnee White , Felicity Galvez , Shayne Reese (AUS )
2012 : Missy Franklin , Rebecca Soni , Dana Vollmer , Allison Schmitt , Rachel Bootsma , Breeja Larson , Claire Donahue , Jessica Hardy (USA )
2016 : Kathleen Baker , Lilly King , Dana Vollmer , Simone Manuel , Olivia Smoliga , Katie Meili , Kelsi Worrell , Abbey Weitzeil (USA )
2020 : Cate Campbell , Chelsea Hodges , Emma McKeon , Kaylee McKeown , Mollie O'Callaghan , Emily Seebohm , Brianna Throssell (AUS )
2024 : Regan Smith , Lilly King , Gretchen Walsh , Torri Huske , Katharine Berkoff , Emma Weber , Alex Shackell , Kate Douglass (USA )