Kathleen Baker

Kathleen Baker (born February 28, 1997) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle and backstroke events. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 4x100-meter medley relay and a silver medal in the individual 100-meter backstroke. She is the former world-record holder in 100 meter backstroke, set on July 28, 2018, in 58.00 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, CA. Baker is also the former world-record holder in the 4x100 meter medley relay with Lilly King, Dana Vollmer, and Simone Manuel.

Kathleen Baker
Personal information
Nickname(s)Thleen, ThleenBean, Little Bean
National teamUnited States
Born (1997-02-28) February 28, 1997
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight149 lb (68 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, Freestyle
ClubSwimMAC Carolina
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m medley
2016 Rio de Janeiro100 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
2017 Budapest4×100 m medley
2017 Budapest100 m backstroke
2017 Budapest200 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
2018 Hangzhou4×50 m medley
2018 Hangzhou4×100 m medley
2018 Hangzhou200 m backstroke
2018 Hangzhou200 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
2018 Tokyo 200 m backstroke
2018 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
2018 Tokyo 100 m backstroke
2018 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
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