Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff (born June 3, 1989 in Palo Alto, California) is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, in which she captured a silver and two bronze medals.
Hoff qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics at the ...
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Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff (born June 3, 1989 in Palo Alto, California) is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, in which she captured a silver and two bronze medals.
Hoff qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics at the age of 15; she failed to medal in both of the events in which she competed.
At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, Hoff set a championships record for her time of 2:10.41 in the women's 200 m individual medley. Hoff received two more gold medals at the competition, one in the 400 m medley and the other for the 4x200 m freestyle, with teammates Natalie Coughlin, Whitney Myers, and Kaitlin Sandeno.
Hoff retained her 200 m individual medley title by winning at the 2007 World Championships setting a new championship record of 2:10.13. Hoff's...
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