Nickname(s) Katie Sport Swimming College team Columbia University Weight 61 kg | National team United States Club SwimMAC Carolina Height 1.7 m | |
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Full name Catherine Michelle Meili Born April 16, 1991 (age 25) ( 1991-04-16 ) Carrollton, Texas Education Columbia University (2013) Parents Karen Meili, William Meili Strokes Breaststroke, Freestyle swimming, Medley swimming Similar Lilly King, Kathleen Baker, David Plummer, Olivia Smoliga, Kelsi Worrell Profiles | ||
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.
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Personal life
Meili was born in Carrollton, Texas, and her hometown is Colleyville, Texas. She graduated from Nolan Catholic High School in 2009 and Columbia University in 2013.
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. At the 2015 US Nationals in San Antonio, Texas, she won her first long-course national title, in the 100-meter breaststroke. At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, she won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke. In the heats she broke the Pan Am Games record with a time of 1:05.64. 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.
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. She earned a gold medal when the US team won in the finals.
