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Katie Hoff
Katie Hoff at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China
Personal information
Full nameKathryn Elise Hoff
Nationality United States
Born (1989-06-03) June 3, 1989 (age 35)
Palo Alto, California, United States
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal 4x200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 4x200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Indianapolis 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dubai 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Indianapolis 200 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria 4x200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Irvine 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Victoria 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2006 Victoria 400 m freestyle

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.

Competitive career

2004-2005

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.[1] 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.

2007 World Aquatics Championships

See also: 2007 World Aquatics Championships

Hoff retained her 200 m individual medley title by winning at the 2007 World Championships setting a new championship record of 2:10.13.[2] Hoff'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 4x200 m freestyle relay.[3]

2008 Summer Olympic Games

Heading into the 2008 Olympics, Hoff was considered a strong contender. Hoff held the American record in the 200 meter individual medley at 2:09.71 and set the world record in the 400 meter individual medley with a time of 4:31.12 set at the 2008 U.S. swim trials. (This time was subsequently bettered by Stephanie Rice in the Olympic finals with a time of 4:29.45).

Hoff’s performances in Beijing produced a decidedly mixed record. NBC commentator and former-Olympian Rowdy Gaines described her results as disappointing (this included finishing second to Great Britain's Rebecca Adlington in the 400 m Freestyle), yet noted that her three medals at one Olympics is a significant achievement and cited the depth of the field in each of her events. Prior to the Olympic Games, Hoff was saddled by the media with the label “the female Michael Phelps” due to the challenging slate of races in which she was competing. Bob Bowman, Phelps’ coach, thought the comparison was unfair.

Hoff set the American record in the 200 freestyle, yet finished fourth in the event; 70 minutes later in the finals of the 200 meter IM Hoff again finished fourth, well behind her time at the U.S. swim trials. These results led to questions as to whether Hoff’s program in Beijing was too aggressive. It was also suggested that Hoff's narrow miss of a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle created a confidence issue that affected her later races.[4] Following her consecutive fourth place finishes, Hoff's coach, Paul Yetter, held that she was having a good meet and denied she had peaked too early. Yetter also predicted that Hoff could have an “awesome” 800 meter freestyle race to conclude her second Olympic games.[5] However, Hoff dramatically faded over the second half of her preliminary race, finishing in 8:27.78, 8.08 seconds off her personal best time, and failed to advance.[6]

2009

After taking some time off after the 2008 Olympics Hoff did not qualify for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships after an 8th place finish in the 200 m freestyle and a 6th place finish in the 400 m freestyle at the US National Championships. Hoff subsequently withdrew from the 100 m freestyle and 800 m freestyle races, ending her chances of making the team.[7]

Personal life

Hoff was born in Palo Alto, California and moved with her family to Towson, Maryland in 2003.[8] In 2008, she purchased a condominium in the Mount Washington suburb of Baltimore.[8] Her mother, Jeanne Ruark Hoff, played basketball for Stanford University from 1979 to 1983.[9] Hoff's father, John, is a salesman. Both Hoff and her younger brother, Christian, were home schooled.[8] Hoff is currently serving as a volunteer assistant swimming coach at Loyola College.[1]

Major achievements

International events

Year Meet Venue Distance Event Result
2004 2004 Olympics Athens, Greece 200 m Individual medley 17th
2005 World Championships (LC) Montreal, Canada 200 m Individual medley 1st
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 WR
World Championships Melbourne, Australia 4x200 m Free relay 1st WR
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 200 m Freestyle 4th
Olympic Games Beijing, China 400 m Freestyle 2nd
Olympic Games Beijing, China 200 m Individual medley 4th
Olympic Games Beijing, China 400 m Individual medley 3rd
Olympic Games Beijing, China 4x200 m Free relay 3rd

U.S. National Achievements

Year Meet Distance Event Result
2003 US Open 200 m Individual medley 2nd
US Open 400 m Individual medley 2nd
2004 Spring Nationals 200 m Individual medley 3rd
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

References

  1. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  2. ^ "12th FINA World Championships". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  3. ^ U.S. women set record in 4 x 200 - baltimoresun.com
  4. ^ "Hoff's fortunes determined by hundreds of a second". Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  5. ^ "Hoff's load too heavy?". Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  6. ^ "Hoff, Ziegler eliminated in 800-meter freestyle preliminaries". Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  7. ^ "Hoff fails to qualify for world swim championships". July 10, 2009.
  8. ^ a b c Candus Thomson (2008-08-08). "Baltimore's other champ". The Baltimore Sun. pp. 1A, 6A. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Crouse, Karen (2006-07-13). "Seeking a Path Back to the Top". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
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Records
Preceded by Women's 400 metre individual medley
world record holder (long course)
April 1, 2007 – March 22, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Australia Stephanie Rice
 Women's 400 metre individual medley
world record holder (long course)
June 29, 2008 – August 10, 2008 		Succeeded by
Australia Stephanie Rice
Awards
Preceded by Swimming World American Swimmer of the Year
2005 – 2007 		Succeeded by

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