Katie Meili

Catherine Michelle "Katie" Meili (born April 16, 1991) is a former 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. In 2020, Meili joined USA Swimming Board of Directors for a four-year term as their Athlete Representative.

Personal life Meili was born in Carrollton, Texas, and her hometown is Colleyville, Texas.

Career 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 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 Olympics

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 Yefimova, 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.

2017 World Championships At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, Meili won silver in the 100-meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 1:05.03, two-hundredths of a second ahead of third-place finisher Yefimova. She swam the breaststroke leg of the Women's 4x100-meter medley relay in the prelims, earning a gold medal when the US team won in the finals.

Personal best times

USA swimming In 2020, Meili joined USA Swimming Board of Directors for a four-year term as their Athlete Representative.