Cathy Raftery

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Cathy Raftery
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Born (1957-12-01) 1 December 1957 (age 67)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Sport Swimming

Cathy Raftery (born 1 December 1957) is a Canadian former backstroke swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cathy Raftery Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2016.