She is of Vietnamese and European descent.[1] Her father, Thomas C. Fox (editor and former publisher of the National Catholic Reporter), worked in Vietnam for International Voluntary Services from 1966 to 1968, where he met Catherine's mother, To Kim Hoa, a social worker in Can Tho who married Fox and moved to the United States in 1972.
Fox competed at the 1995 Pan American Games and was a member of the gold medal-winning 4×200-meter freestyle relay team. She made the U.S. Olympic team for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta as a freestyle swimmer, and was a member of two gold-winning relay teams: the 4×100-meter freestyle (where she swam in the final) and the 4×100-meter medley (where she swam freestyle in a preliminary heat). Fox won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and bronze medals in the 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke, at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
At Stanford, Fox was a 21-time All-American in swimming, a nine-time NCAA champion, and set an American record in the 100-yard backstroke in 1999 with a time of 52.47 seconds.[3]
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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catherine, other, people, named, disambiguation, catherine, born, december, 1977, american, former, competition, swimmer, gold, medals, 1996, summer, olympics, personal, informationfull, namecatherine, foxnational, team, united, statesborn, 1977, december, 197. For other people named Catherine Fox see Catherine Fox disambiguation Catherine Mai Lan Fox born December 15 1977 is an American former competition swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics Catherine FoxPersonal informationFull nameCatherine Mai Lan FoxNational team United StatesBorn 1977 12 15 December 15 1977 age 45 Roeland Park KansasHeight5 ft 4 in 1 63 m Weight119 lb 54 kg SportSportSwimmingStrokesBackstroke freestyleClubKansas City BlazersCollege teamStanford UniversityMedal record Women s swimmingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1996 Atlanta 4 100 m freestyle1996 Atlanta 4 100 m medleyWorld Championships LC 1998 Perth 4 100 m freestylePan Pacific Championships1997 Fukuoka 4 100 m freestyle1997 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle1997 Fukuoka 100 m backstrokePan American Games1995 Mar del Plata 4 200 m freestyleShe is of Vietnamese and European descent 1 Her father Thomas C Fox editor and former publisher of the National Catholic Reporter worked in Vietnam for International Voluntary Services from 1966 to 1968 where he met Catherine s mother To Kim Hoa a social worker in Can Tho who married Fox and moved to the United States in 1972 Fox grew up in Roeland Park Kansas attended high school at Bishop Miege and graduated from Stanford University majoring in human biology and studio art 2 Fox competed at the 1995 Pan American Games and was a member of the gold medal winning 4 200 meter freestyle relay team She made the U S Olympic team for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta as a freestyle swimmer and was a member of two gold winning relay teams the 4 100 meter freestyle where she swam in the final and the 4 100 meter medley where she swam freestyle in a preliminary heat Fox won a gold medal in the 4 100 meter freestyle relay and bronze medals in the 100 meter freestyle and 100 meter backstroke at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships At Stanford Fox was a 21 time All American in swimming a nine time NCAA champion and set an American record in the 100 yard backstroke in 1999 with a time of 52 47 seconds 3 In 2006 she was named to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 4 See also editList of Olympic medalists in swimming women List of Stanford University peopleReferences edit Mike DeArmond Free Spirit Swimming World Magazine June 1998 Retrieved December 10 2015 Women s Swimming amp Diving Stanford University Official Athletic Site Archived 2007 01 25 at the Wayback Machine Stanford University profile Archived 2007 01 25 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Archived 2007 09 22 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Catherine Fox Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catherine Fox amp oldid 1162123997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
