Katie Hoff

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Kathryn "Katie" Hoff (born June 3, 1989) is an American swimmer.

She trained with Michael Phelps in Baltimore, at North Baltimore Aquatic Club, and is currently trained by Paul Yetter. She qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics, placing 7th overall in the Women's 200 metre individual medley and 17th in the 400 metre medley. At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, she set a Championships Record for her time of 2:10.41 in the women's 200m individual medley. She received two more gold medals at the competition, one in the 400m medley and the other for the 4x200m freestyle, with teammates Natalie Coughlin, Whitney Myers, and Kaitlin Sandeno. She retained her 200m individual medley title by winning at the 2007 World Championships setting a new championship record of 2:10.13. She holds the American record in the 200 meter individual medley at 2:10.05. She is a strong contender for the 2008 Olympic Games. She is best at individual medley. She currently holds the world record in the 400 meter individual medley. Katie's previous experience helped her use her veteran status to help the upcoming Natalie Coughlin prepare for their world record setting pace in the 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay at the 2007 FINA World Swimming Championships. ^[1]

Hoff was born in Stanford, California and lives in Abingdon, Maryland.

1 Major Achievements
- 1.1 International Events
- 1.2 U.S. National Achievements
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Major Achievements

[edit] International Events

Year	Meet	Venue	Distance	Event	Result
2004	2004 Olympics	Athens, Greece	200 m	Individual Medley	7th
2005	World Championships (LC)	Montreal, Canada	200 m	Individual Medley	1st
2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canana	400 m	Individual Medley	1st
2006	Pan Pacific Championships	Victoria, Canada	200 m	Freestyle	1st
	Pan Pacific Championships	Victoria, Canada	400 m	Freestyle	2nd
	Pan Pacific Championships	Victoria, Canada	200 m	Individual Medley	2nd
	Pan Pacific Championships	Victoria, Canada	400 m	Individual Medley	1st
2007	World Championships (LC)	Melbourne, Australia	200 m	Individual Medley	1st
	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	400 m	Individual Medley	1st
	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	4 x 200 m	Free Relay	1st

[edit] U.S. National Achievements

Year	Meet	Distance	Event	Result
2003	US Open	200 m	Individual Medley	2nd
2003	US Open	400 m	Individual Medley	2nd
2004	Spring Nationals	200 m	Individual Medley	3rd
2004	Spring Nationals	400 m	Individual Medley	1st
2005	US Open	200 m	Freestyle	1st
	US Open	100 m	Butterfly	1st
	US Open	200 m	Butterfly	1st
	US Open	200 m	Individual Medley	1st
2006	US Open	800 m	Freestyle	1st
	US Open	200 m	Individual Medley	1st
	US Open	400 m	Individual Medley	1st
	Summer Nationals	200 m	Freestyle	2nd
	Summer Nationals	400 m	Freestyle	2nd
	Summer Nationals	200 m	Individual Medley	1st
	Summer Nationals	400 m	Individual Medley	1st
	Spring Championships	50 m	Freestyle	3rd
	Spring Championships	100 m	Freestyle	1st
	Spring Championships	400 m	Freestyle	1st
	Spring Championships	200 m	Butterfly	2nd
	Spring Championships	200 m	Individual Medley	1st
	Spring Championships	400 m	Individual Medley	1st