Katie Hoff
Kathryn Elise " Katie " Hoff ( born June 3, 1989 in Stanford, California) is an American swimmer.
Career
The schoolgirl, who trains in Baltimore in a training group with Michael Phelps, was before the 2004 Olympics in Athens as an exceptional talent on both layers distances. However, the then 15 -year-olds still lacked the necessary experience to already miteinzugreifen in Athens in the medal fight. About 400 m medley they did not reach the finals, and suffered after the semi-final race circulatory collapse.
At the World Swimming Championships in 2005 in Montréal then traveled a matured Katie Hoff to the competitions and won the 200 m and 400 m respectively before Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe. Furthermore, she was with the U.S. relay team 4x200m freestyle relay world champion.
In the swimming world championships in 2007 in Melbourne they could both defend the title over 200m individual medley and the 400 m medley successful. The world title over 400 m medley she swam with a world record. She was also able to triumph with the American squadron on 4x200 m also at this World Cup.
In July 2008, at the Olympic trials in the U.S., she performed with excellent shape and was her favorite roles are more than fair. She qualified for five competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. About 400 m medley, their parade route, she pressed the old world record by Stephanie Rice by 34 hundredths 04:31,12 minutes. At the Olympic Games to Rice but brought back the world record and Hoff had to settle for about 400 m medley with rank three. About 400 m freestyle, she won the silver medal.