Katie McLaughlin
{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1997)}}
{{for|the American psychologist|Katie A. McLaughlin}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Katie McLaughlin
| image = Kat McLaughlin after winning 200m fly (27900747417).jpg
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| caption = McLaughlin in 2018
| full_name = Kathryn McLaughlin
| nicknames =
| national_team = United States
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|7|9}}
| birth_place = Dana Point, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)
| strokes = Butterfly, freestyle
| club = Mission Viejo Nadadores
| collegeteam = University of California, Berkeley
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2020 Tokyo | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}}
{{MedalGold | 2015 Kazan | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Gwangju|4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Gwangju|4×100 m mixed freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver | 2015 Kazan | 4×100 m mixed medley}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Gwangju|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan Pacific Championships}}
{{MedalSilver | 2018 Tokyo | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze | 2014 Gold Coast | 200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalCompetition|World University Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Taipei|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Taipei|4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Taipei|4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCountry|the California Golden Bears}}
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{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Austin|4×50 y freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Austin|4×100 y freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Austin|4×100 y medley}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Indianapolis|200 y butterfly}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Indianapolis|4×200 y freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Columbus|4×50 y freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Columbus|4×100 y freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Austin|4×200 y freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Columbus|4×200 y freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Austin|100 y butterfly}}
}}
Kathryn "Katie" McLaughlin (born June 9, 1997) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle events. McLaughlin has represented the United States in international competition at the FINA world championships and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. She qualified for the 2020 US Olympic Swimming team in the 200m freestyle.
Career
At the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, McLaughlin won a bronze medal in the 200m butterfly.{{cite web |url=http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1456&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&biosid=643e29c7-dcb5-4eb5-8d9b-5397fe8e5bc5 |title=National Junior Team Bios: Katie McLaughlin |publisher=USA Swimming |access-date=2015-08-16 |archive-date=2016-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821052121/http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1456&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&biosid=643e29c7-dcb5-4eb5-8d9b-5397fe8e5bc5 |url-status=dead }} She then represented the United States at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships where she won a gold medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and a silver medal in the 4×100 m mixed medley relay.{{cite web |url=http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&itemid=9067&mid=14491 |title=LIST OF AMERICAN MEDALISTS AT THE 2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |publisher=USA Swimming |date=2015-08-09 |access-date=2015-08-16 |archive-date=2015-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822200221/http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&itemid=9067&mid=14491 |url-status=dead }} She also placed 6th and set a new 17-18 National Age Group Record in the 200m butterfly.{{cite web |url=http://swimswam.com/katie-mclaughlin-nabs-new-200-fly-nag-record/ |title=KATIE MCLAUGHLIN NABS NEW 200 FLY NAG RECORD |publisher=SwimSwam |date=2015-08-06 |access-date=2015-08-16}}
In 2021, at the US Olympic Swimming Trials, she placed fourth in the 200m freestyle, earning a spot on the Olympic team.{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030201EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|website=Omega Timing|date=June 16, 2021}}{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Olympic Team Roster|url=https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/rosters/olympics/olympic-games-tokyo-2020-media-roster.pdf|website=USA Swimming|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623212555/https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/rosters/olympics/olympic-games-tokyo-2020-media-roster.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, McLaughlin won a silver medal swimming the third leg of the Women's 4x200 meter Free Relay, with a split time of 1:55.3.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{World Aquatics}}
- {{International Swimming League}}
- {{USA Swimming|new_id=kathryn-mclaughlin|archive=20200814031642|old_id=643e29c7-dcb5-4eb5-8d9b-5397fe8e5bc5}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=katie-mclaughlin|old_id=katie-mclaughlin|sport=usa-swimming|archive=20230325174236}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|kathryn-mc-laughlin|Kathryn McLaughlin}}
{{LA Current roster}}
{{Footer USA Swimming 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{Footer World LC Champions 4x200m Freestyle Women}}
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Category:American female freestyle swimmers
Category:American female butterfly swimmers
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for the United States
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States
Category:People from Dana Point, California
Category:Sportspeople from Orange County, California
Category:Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
Category:Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming