Katie Hoff | Olympics
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Athlete Name: Katie Hoff
Olympic Event: Swimming: women’s 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley, women’s 4x200m freestyle relay
Olympic team: USA
Height/Weight: 5'9"
Personal Best:
2008 Beijing Olympics Expectation: 3-6 Gold Medals
About Katie Hoff: Hoff’s achievements in the women’s swimming field are equivalent to Michael Phelps achievements in the men’s. At just 19 years of age, Hoff is the world record holder in the women's 400m Individual Medley and is in contention for several gold medals at the forthcoming Beijing Olympics. Hoff made her Olympic debut in Athens at the age of 15 and reached the final of the 200m and 400m individual medley but failed to win a medal in either race. Following this disappointment, Hoff made her mark at the 2005 World Swimming Championships where she won three gold medals. Her impressive form has continued and in the 2007 World Championships Hoff repeated her 2005 success, with three gold medals in the 200m IM, 400m IM and the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, and setting a world record in the 400m individual medley in the process.
(picture by Vironevaeh on flickr.com)
Olympic Chokers
Written by matt.renton on Fri, 2008-08-15 15:08 in Katie Hoff Sprinting Swimming Sprints Training
The headlines are often dominated by the success stories of the Olympics such as Great Britain’s gold surprise in Rebecca Adlington and America’s swimming titan that is
Katie Hoff - Women's Swimming
Written by matt.renton on Thu, 2008-07-31 10:36 in Katie Hoff Swimming Distance Swimming Sprints
Olympic Chances: Although her world record in the 400m IM was broken briefly by Stephanie Rice (in March 2008), Hoff reclaimed it in her Olympic trials at Omaha and is expected to claim gold in this event and the 200m IM in Beijing.
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