In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges, Garrett McCaffrey, and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.
2020 Olympic medalist and Team Speedo athlete, Katie McLaughlin, epitomizes perseverance. She’s been an elite swimmer since she was 16 years old, a fast rising age group star who earned four medals at the 2013 World Junior Championships. She followed up with strong performances at the 2014 Pan Pacs and 2015 World Championships. Landing at Cal her freshman year, swim-fans expected a clear path onto the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team, but a tragic accident during Cal’s winter training camp halted that Olympic dream.
Katie unpacks the injury, her recovery, and her long road back to being a force on Team USA. Katie’s got a swimming-range. She could be a threat on the world-stage in several events, but the 4×200 free relay is where she’s currently the most dangerous. She has delivered 1:55 splits, the second fastest legs on the 4×200 relays, at the 2018 Pan Pacifiic Championships, 2019 World Championships and 2020 Olympic Games.
Katie McLaughlin is Team Speedo.
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Go Katie! Go bears!! You rock.
That was awesome. I came for the story on the injury, but I stayed for the whole interview. Katie is fun to listen to, and Mel said just enough to keep her talking. Thumbs up!
Yes! Katie McLaughlin is such an example to every swimmer. She’s been on and off the national team since 2014, when she was only in high school. It’s been so incredible following her journey to become an Olympic medalist. I feel like there’s only more to come in the next three years.