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 holds the American
record in the 200 meter individual medley at
2:10.05. She is a strong contender for the 2008
Olympic Games in multiple events. She is best at the
200 and 400 individual medley, though Katie is a
very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from
any of the four 200s to the 800 free. Katie
currently holds the world record in the 400 meter
individual medley.
She qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics, but had
a rather disappointing showing in her first Games,
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 also won
gold and set a new WR in the 400m IM, eclipsing Yana
Klochkova's the old mark of 4:33.59, with a new
standard of 4:32.89. Katie's previous experience
helped her use her "veteran" status to help the most
experienced member of the US team, Natalie Coughlin,
prepare for their world-record-setting pace in the 4
x 200 m Freestyle Relay at the 2007 FINA World
Swimming Championships.
Hoff was born in Stanford, California and lives in
Towson, Maryland.
