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Who Is Katharine Berkoff? Meet the Olympic Swimmer in the 100-Meter Backstroke Finals


Who is Katharine Berkoff? The Olympic swimmer made headlines for her efforts at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as she set her sights on the gold medal.

Katharine is a native of Missoula, Montana, whose family watched her compete in the women’s 100-meter backstroke semifinals on July 29, 2024. Katharine has had a great role model in her life throughout her swimming career — her father is four-time Olympic medalist David Berkoff. He played a big role in my goal-setting, but it was never a negative thing,” she told Swimming World Magazine in March 2022.

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