American swimmer (born 2001)
Katharine Berkoff (born January 28, 2001) is an American swimmer who won four medals at the World Championships .
Berkoff was born in 2001.[ 1] She is the daughter of Shirley Gustafson and David Berkoff , a former swimmer who won four medals at the Summer Olympics .[ 2]
Berkoff grew up in Missoula, Montana , and attended Hellgate High School .[ 3]
Berkoff competed at the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in August. She won the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke and the bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke.[ 4]
In July 2019, Berkoff competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade . She won the gold medal in the 100 m backstroke and broke the meet record. Then, she finished fourth in the 50 m backstroke. In the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay, she won a gold medal.[ 5]
Berkoff attends North Carolina State University . She started competing on their swimming team in her freshman year of 2019–20.[ 6]
Berkoff competed at the 2021 NCAA Division I Championships in March. She won the gold medal in the 100 y backstroke and finished sixth in the 200 y backstroke. Berkoff won gold medals in the women's 200 y medley relay and the women's 400 y medley relay. She won a bronze medal in the women's 200 y freestyle relay.[ 6]
In June, Berkoff competed at the 2020 U.S. Olympic trials and finished fourth in the 100 m backstroke.[ 5]
In December, Berkoff competed at the 2021 World Championships (25 m) . In the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay , she swam in the heats and the final, winning a gold medal. In the women's 4 × 50 m medley relay , she swam in the heats, and the American team finished second in the final, earning her a silver medal. In the 100 m backstroke , Berkoff won the bronze medal. In the mixed 4 × 50 m medley relay , she swam in the heats, and the American team finished second in the final, earning her a silver medal. In the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay , she swam in the heats, and the American team finished second in the final, earning her a silver medal. In the women's 4 × 50 m freestyle relay , she swam in the heats and the final, winning a gold medal. In the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay , she swam in the heats and the final, helping the American team finish fourth.[ 5]
Berkoff competed at the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships in March. She won the gold medal in the 100 y backstroke while breaking the NCAA record. She also won the bronze medal in the 100 y freestyle. Berkoff won silver medals in the women's 200 y medley relay and the women's 400 y medley relay. She won a bronze medal in the women's 200 y freestyle relay.[ 6]
In April, Berkoff competed at the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials . She won the gold medal in the 50 m backstroke, breaking the American record. She also finished fourth in the 100 m backstroke.[ 5]
In June, Berkoff competed at the 2022 World Championships and won the silver medal in the 50 m backstroke .[ 5]
Berkoff competed at the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships in March. She won the silver medal in the 100 y backstroke. She also finished fifth in the 50 y freestyle and fifth in the 100 y freestyle. Berkoff won silver medals in the women's 200 y medley relay and the women's 400 y medley relay.[ 6]
In June, Berkoff competed at the 2023 U.S. National Championships . She won the gold medal in the 50 m backstroke and won the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke.[ 5]
In July, Berkoff competed at the 2023 World Championships . In the 100 m backstroke , she won the bronze medal. In the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay , she swam in the heats, and the American team finished third in the final, earning her a bronze medal. In the 50 m backstroke , Berkoff finished fifth. In the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay , she swam in the heats, and the American team finished first in the final, earning her a gold medal.[ 5]
Qualification Men's team Women's team Coaches
1960 : Lynn Burke , Patty Kempner , Carolyn Schuler , Chris von Saltza (USA )
1964 : Cathy Ferguson , Cynthia Goyette , Sharon Stouder , Kathy Ellis (USA )
1968 : Kaye Hall , Catie Ball , Ellie Daniel , Susan Pedersen (USA )
1972 : Melissa Belote , Cathy Carr , Deena Deardurff , Sandy Neilson (USA )
1976 : Ulrike Richter , Hannelore Anke , Kornelia Ender , Andrea Pollack (GDR )
1980 : Rica Reinisch , Ute Geweniger , Andrea Pollack , Caren Metschuck (GDR )
1984 : Theresa Andrews , Tracy Caulkins , Mary T. Meagher , Nancy Hogshead (USA )
1988 : Kristin Otto , Silke Hörner , Birte Weigang , Katrin Meissner (GDR )
1992 : Lea Loveless , Anita Nall , Crissy Ahmann-Leighton , Jenny Thompson , Janie Wagstaff , Megan Kleine , Summer Sanders , Nicole Haislett (USA )
1996 : Beth Botsford , Amanda Beard , Angel Martino , Amy Van Dyken , Catherine Fox , Whitney Hedgepeth , Kristine Quance , Jenny Thompson (USA )
2000 : Barbara Bedford , Megan Quann , Jenny Thompson , Dara Torres , Courtney Shealy , Ashley Tappin , Amy Van Dyken , Staciana Stitts (USA )
2004 : Giaan Rooney , Leisel Jones , Petria Thomas , Jodie Henry , Brooke Hanson , Jessicah Schipper , Alice Mills (AUS )
2008 : Emily Seebohm , Leisel Jones , Jessicah Schipper , Libby Trickett , Tarnee White , Felicity Galvez , Shayne Reese (AUS )
2012 : Missy Franklin , Rebecca Soni , Dana Vollmer , Allison Schmitt , Rachel Bootsma , Breeja Larson , Claire Donahue , Jessica Hardy (USA )
2016 : Kathleen Baker , Lilly King , Dana Vollmer , Simone Manuel , Olivia Smoliga , Katie Meili , Kelsi Worrell , Abbey Weitzeil (USA )
2020 : Cate Campbell , Chelsea Hodges , Emma McKeon , Kaylee McKeown , Mollie O'Callaghan , Emily Seebohm , Brianna Throssell (AUS )
2024 : Regan Smith , Lilly King , Gretchen Walsh , Torri Huske , Katharine Berkoff , Emma Weber , Alex Shackell , Kate Douglass (USA )
2014 : Inge Dekker , Femke Heemskerk , Maud van der Meer , Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED )
2016 : Michelle Williams , Sandrine Mainville , Taylor Ruck , Penny Oleksiak (CAN )
2018 : Madison Kennedy , Mallory Comerford , Kelsi Dahlia , Erika Brown (USA )
2021 : Abbey Weitzeil , Claire Curzan , Katharine Berkoff , Kate Douglass (USA )
2022 : Torri Huske , Claire Curzan , Erika Brown , Kate Douglass (USA )
1993 : China (Lü , Shan , Jia , Le )
1995 : China (Chao , Shan , Han , Le )
1997 : China (Le , Chao , Shan , Nian )
1999 : Great Britain (Sheppard , Huddart , Pickering , Rolph )
2000 : Sweden (Jöhncke , Alshammar , Kammerling , Sjöberg )
2002 : Sweden (Lillhage , Alshammar , Sjöberg , Kammerling )
2004 : United States (Weir , Joyce , Benko , Thompson )
2006 : Netherlands (Dekker , Schreuder , Groot , Veldhuis )
2008 : Netherlands (Schreuder , Heemskerk , Dekker , Veldhuis )
2010 : Netherlands (Heemskerk , Dekker , Schreuder , Kromowidjojo )
2012 : United States (Romano , Hardy , Neal , Schmitt )
2014 : Netherlands (Dekker , Heemskerk , van der Meer , Kromowidjojo )
2016 : United States (Weir , Worrell , Kennedy , Comerford )
2018 : United States (Smoliga , Neal , Comerford , Dahlia )
2021 : United States (Douglass , Curzan , Berkoff , Weitzeil )2021: Canada (Sanchez , Mac Neil , Smith , Savard )
2022 : Australia (O'Callaghan , Wilson , Harris , McKeon )
1959: Italy: Unknown
1961: Soviet Union: Unknown
1963: Hungary: Unknown
1965: Hungary: Unknown
1967: USA: (Moore , Goyette , Randall , Gustavson )
1970: USA: (Hall , Kurtz , Colella , McCuen )
1973: USA: (Tullis , Arr , Arden , Tuttle )
1977: USA: (McCully , Tasnady , Harrell , Hinderaker )
1979: USA: (Breedy , Hegel , Rapp , Caulkins )
1981: USA: (Carlisle , Waters , Sterkel , Major )
1983: Soviet Union: Unknown
1985: USA: (Donahue , Smith , Meagher , Johnson )
1987: USA: (O'Brien , Rhodenbaugh , Eyles , Berzins )
1991: USA: (Bedford , Hedman , Morgan , Stoudt )
1993: USA: (Humphrey , Heisick , Depold , Perroni )
1995: USA: (Heydanek , King Bednar , Campbell , Edwards )
1997: Japan: (Inada , Tanaka , Onishi , Yamanoi )
1999: Japan: (Inada , Nakashima , Hagiwara , Imoto )
2001: PR China: Unknown
2003: PR China: (Zhan , Luo , Xu , Pang )
2005: USA: (McGregory , Jendrick , Christianson , Correia )
2007: Japan: (Terakawa , Tamura , Kato , Urabe )
2009: USA: (Rogers , Freeman , Sims , Kennedy )
2011: PR China: (Gao , Sun , Lu , Tang )
2013: Russia: (Zuyeva , Yefimova , Popova , Andreyeva )
2015: Italy: (Zofkova , Scarcella , Di Liddo , Letrari )
2017: Japan: (Konishi , Watanabe , Hirayama , Igarashi )
2019: USA: (Berkoff , Escobedo , Luther , DeLoof )
2021: China: (Liu , Zhu , Zhang , Li )