Katherine Ann Bald (born December 19, 1963 in Etobicoke, Ontario

Etobicoke, Ontario

Etobicoke is a dissolved municipality located within the current city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the western section of the current city, it had an official population of 338,117 as measured by the 2001 Census and 334,491 people as of the 2006 Census. While it only contains 13% of...

) is a former international freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

 swimmer from Canada

Canada

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. She was affiliated with the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Bald competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...

 in Seoul, South Korea. There she finished in sixth position in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team, with her team mates Patricia Noall

Patricia Noall

Patricia Noall is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....

, Andrea Nugent

Andrea Nugent

Andrea Nugent is a former international butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal with the Women's 4x100 Medley Relay Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, together with Allison Higson, Jane Kerr and Lori Melien.-References:*...

, and Jane Kerr

Jane Kerr

Jane Louise Kerr Thompson is a former college and international swimmer from Canada. Kerr was a butterfly and freestyle specialist who was an Olympic bronze medalist.Kerr was born in Mississauga, Ontario....

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Bald won gold in the 100m Breaststroke and silver in the 200m Breaststroke at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. At the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela she won Gold in the 200m Breaststroke, Silver in the 100m Breaststroke and 4 X 100 Freestyle Relay and Bronze in the 100m Freestyle.