Katharine Berkoff is a professional American swimmer who has recently qualified for the Paris Summer Olympics 2024. Born on January 28, 2001, she hails from Missoula, Montana, and attended Hellgate High School. She specializes in backstroke and freestyle swimming. Her father is David Berkoff, a four-time Olympic medalist.
On November 30, 2018, Katharine made a verbal commitment to continue my swimming and academic career at North Carolina State University. Since joining the Wolfpack family, she has topped the ranks in both the 100 and 200 backstroke with a finishing time of 51.93s and 1:51.40, respectively, in 2019. At the Summer Universiade in Naples, she won gold medals for both the 100 m backstroke and 4×100 m medley events.
Katharine participated at the World Championship in Abu Dhabi in 2021, getting a total of six medals. She won a double gold medal at 4×50 m freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle, a silver medal at 4×200 m freestyle, 4×200 m freestyle,4×200 freestyle, 4×50 m medley, and a mixed 4×50 m medley, while she picked up the bronze medal at the 100 m backstroke.
She also competed at the 2020 U.S. Olympic trials and got a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter backstroke event. The following year, Katharine won the silver medal at 2022 Budapest in the 50 m backstroke event, and she participated at the U.S. International Team Trials, winning the gold medal in the 50 m backstroke. This event saw her break the American record. In 2023, she won three medals at the 2023 Fukuoka World Championship. She won the gold medal at the 4×100 m medley event and picked up two bronzes at the 100 m backstroke and mixed 4x100m medley events.
Katharine took the gold medal at the 2023 Phillips 66 U.S. National Championships in the 50m backstroke and went on to pick up the bronze medal that same year at the Toyota U.S. Open Championships in the 100m backstroke. She also won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 m medley relay (women) and the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke (women) in the 4 x 100 m medley relay (mixed event).
In 2024, she won the gold medal for 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships. Katharine is a 5-time NCAA champion and a 25-time All-American for North Carolina State University.
Katharine Berkoff’s Height
Katharine Berkoff stands at 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) tall.
Katharine Berkoff’s Other Physical Attributes
Katharine Berkoff Age
As of 2024, Katharine Berkoff is 23 years old as she was born on January 28, 2001.
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A. Yes, Katharine Berkoff qualified as an Olympian for the 2024 Paris Games.
A. Katharine Berkoff is 23 years old. She was born on January 28, 2001.
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A. Yes, Katharine Berkoff is related to David Berkoff. Katharine is the daughter of David Berkoff.
