Cathy Ferguson
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| Full name | Cathy Jean Ferguson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 22, 1949 Stockton, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Frank Cullum Larry Brennan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Los Angeles Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Peter Daland (LAAC, 64 Olympics) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cathy Jean Ferguson (born July 22, 1948), known for a time by her married name Cathy Ferguson Brennan is an American former competition swimmer, who competed for the Los Angeles Athletic Club, was a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and a former world record-holder. She participated at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, where she received the gold medal for winning the women's 100-meter backstroke, and another gold as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay. 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.