Katherine Ann Bald (born December 19, 1963) is a former competitive freestyle swimmer from Canada. She was affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Kathy Bald
Personal information
Full nameKatherine Ann Bald
Nickname"Kathy"
National teamCanada
Born (1963-12-19) December 19, 1963 (age 60)
Etobicoke, Ontario
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College teamUniversity of Toronto
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas 4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas 100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane 200 m breaststroke

Bald competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There she finished in sixth position in the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay, with her teammates Patricia Noall, Andrea Nugent and Jane Kerr.

Bald won a gold medal in the 100-metre breaststroke and a silver in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. At the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela, she won a gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke, silver medals in the 100-metre breaststroke and 4x100-metre freestyle relay, and a bronze in the 100-metre freestyle.

References edit

  • Canadian Olympic Committee
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathy Bald". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.