Cathy Marino is a two-time United States of America Olympic kayaking team member and 8 time United States of America National Champion.
Education
In the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, She finished 7th in the Women's Kayak Doubles, 500 meters, and 9th in the Women's Kayak Fours, 500 meters. In the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she finished 7th in the Women's Kayak Fours, 500 meters.
Career
She served as the President of the SoCal Olympians for over 10 years, and remains an active board member. Additionally, Cathy is the Secretary on the board of directors for the Koroibos Foundation 501C3, of the Southern California Olympians, whose mission is to assist Olympic hopefuls through grants and financial aid, which assisted her in 1984. She is on the board of the non-profit Olympians for Olympians Fund (OORF), created by the United States Olympic Committee.
The OORF assists United States of America Olympians by providing monetary assistance to United States Olympic athletes who have exhausted their financial reserves in attempting to recover from accidents, natural disasters, long-term illnesses, or injuries.
Cathy became the first female fire recruit to pass the Santa Ana College Fire Academy in 1981. She was the first female firefighter for the City of Orange, California in May, 1981 and was hired as the first female firefighter for the City of Long Beach, California Fire Department on December 1, 1986.
She was promoted to Fire captain in January 2000. She retired from injuries in 2003.
Cathy is a mother to two children.
Membership
She was a member of two straight United States of America Olympic Games Teams, in 1988 and 1992.