Katie Hoff

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Katie is a versatile swimmer. She could win in the IM's and in middle-distance freestyle events at the Beijing Olympics.

Stats:
  • CLUB: North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBACMD)
  • DOB: Jun 3, 1989
  • HEIGHT: 5' 9" (175.3 cm)
  • HOMETOWN: Towson, Md.
  • BIRTHPLACE: Stanford, Calif.
  • COACHED BY: Paul Yetter

Personal Notes:
  • High School: Homeschool '07
  • Future Professional Aspirations: Journalism
  • Parents: John and Jeanne; father is in seminar sales, and mother is a homemaker/part-time health care worker; Jeanne (Ruark) Hoff was a basketball standout at Stanford from 1980-83; she still holds the record for average points per game (17.6) and is third all-time leading point scorer in school history (2038); she was the first Stanford player to score 2000 career points


  • Sibling(s): Younger brother (Christian)
  • Hobbies Outside the Pool: Writing, hip hop dancing
  • Ultimate Way to Relax: Sleeping, watching television
  • Most Influential Person: Summer Sanders
  • Sponsor(s): Speedo, Playtex Sport, Omega, VISA, United Airlines, Rosetta Stone
  • Training Stats: Swims 8-15,000 meters/yards per day, 2-5 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • In the fall of 2005 at age 16, signed with Octagon, the same agency that represents former North Baltimore Aquatic Club teammate Michael Phelps
  • in January 2006, she signed a record 10-year deal with Speedo which, at the time, was the longest athlete contract in the brand’s history
  • In April 2006, Teen People named her one of their “Twenty Teens Who Will Change The World”
  • Favorites:
    • U.S. city: Los Angeles
    • band: Fallout Boy
    • celebrity: Jennifer Aniston
    • summer activity: laying out at the pool
    • tv: The O.C., The Office

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