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Katie Meili
Personal information
Full nameCatherine Michelle Meili
NicknameKatie
National team United States
Born (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33)[3]
Carrollton, Texas[4]
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[4]
Weight135 lb (61 kg)[4]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, freestyle, individual medley
ClubSwimMAC Carolina[1]
College teamColumbia University[2]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m freestyle

Catherine Michelle "Katie" Meili (born April 16, 1991) is an American competitive swimmer, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 meter breaststroke and a gold medal for swimming the preliminary heats of the 4 × 100-meter medley relay.

Personal life

Meili was born in Carrollton, Texas, and her hometown is Colleyville, Texas.[4] She graduated from Nolan Catholic High School in 2009 and Columbia University in 2013.[4]

Career

2014-2015

In 2014, Meili won the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley events at the short-course winter national championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.[1] At the 2015 US Nationals in San Antonio, Texas, she won her first long-course national title, in the 100-meter breaststroke.[5] At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, she won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke.[6] In the heats she broke the Pan Am Games record with a time of 1:05.64.[7] At the Duel in the Pool meet in December 2015, she broke the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay (short course) together with her teammates Courtney Bartholomew, Kelsi Worrell, and Simone Manuel.[8]

2016 Summer Olympic Games

In 2016, Meili placed second in the 100-meter breaststroke at the US Olympic Trials and qualified for the US Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the Olympics, she touched third in the 100-meter breaststroke behind Lilly King and Yuliya Efimova, earning her the bronze medal. She also swam the breaststroke leg of the 4 × 100-meter medley relay in the preliminary heats, splitting a quick 1:04.93, to help the US qualify for the final.[9] She earned a gold medal when the US team won in the finals.

Personal best times

Event Time Location Date Notes
50 m breaststroke 30.42 Charlotte May 15, 2016
100 m breaststroke 1:05.64 Toronto July 17, 2015
200 m breaststroke 2:23.69 Austin January 15, 2016

References

  1. ^ a b "Katie Meili Gets Second National Title With 100 Free Win At USA Swimming Nationals". Swimming World. Retrieved December 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Murtishaw, Charlotte (May 20, 2013). "Senior profile: Katie Meili, CC". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved December 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "National Team Bios – Katie Meili". USA Swimming. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Katie Meili Swimming". Team USA. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Video Interview: Katie Meili Wins First National Title". Swimming World. Retrieved December 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Bowmile, Mitch (July 20, 2015). "Katie Meili – That was one out of my dreams". Swimswam. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  7. ^ Clark, Christian (August 5, 2015). "Colleyville swimmer sets sights on Olympics". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved December 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Lohn, John (December 12, 2015). "Duel in the Pool: Team USA goes on record assault to secure 74-48 advantage". Swimvortex. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  9. ^ "Katie Meili's Split Leads Americans to Dominant Top Seed in 4x100 Medley Relay". Swimming World Magazine. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-21.


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