Name: Kathleen Baker
Sport: Swimming
Event(s): 100m backstroke
Height: 5-8
Weight: 149
DOB: 2/28/1997
Birthplace: Winston Salem, N.C.
Hometown: Winston Salem, N.C.
High School: Forsyth Country Day School (Lewisville, N.C.); Homeschooled ‘15
College: University of California, Berkeley ‘19, Public Health
Olympic Experience
- Olympian (2016); Two-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver)
- Rio 2016, gold (4x100m IM relay); silver (100m back)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 6th (50m backstroke), 6th (100m backstroke), 9th (200m backstroke)
- Years of participation: Long Course – 2015, 2017, 2019; Short Course – 2014, 2018
- Medals: 8 (3 golds, 3 silvers, 2 bronzes)
- Gold – 2018 (4x50m medley relay, 4x100m medley relay); 2017 (4x100m medley relay)
- Silver – 2018 (200m backstroke); 2017 (100m backstroke); 2014 (4x50m free)
- Bronze – 2018 (200m medley); 2017 (200m backstroke)
Personal:
Daughter of Norris and Kimberley Baker...Has one sister, Rachel...Aspires to pursue a career in nursing after graduation.
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