{"id":514086,"date":"2022-10-07T14:16:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T21:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=514086"},"modified":"2022-10-07T14:19:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T21:19:31","slug":"world-championship-medalist-katie-drabot-retires-from-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championship-medalist-katie-drabot-retires-from-swimming\/","title":{"rendered":"World Championship Medalist Katie Drabot Retires From Swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Championships medalist Katie Drabot<\/strong> has announced her retirement from swimming.<\/p>\n

The Stanford graduate led the Cardinal<\/a> to three consecutive NCAA Championships and was on three NCAA title relays. She was a 13-time All-American.<\/p>\n

Drabot has represented her country in a plethora of international meets \u2014 including winning the bronze medal in the 200 butterfly at the 2019 World Championships.<\/p>\n

“I think I gained a lot of confidence from worlds, realizing that I have made my presence on the world stage,” Katie Drabot said in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She was on the U.S. National team multiple times and was part of the U.S. Junior National Team, becoming a Junior National Champion. She earned multiple gold medals at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships as well.<\/p>\n

“I will never be able to express in words how grateful I am for swimming \u2014 for the places it\u2019s taken me, the lessons it\u2019s taught me and, most importantly, the people it\u2019s brought into my life,” Katie Drabot posted on social media. “To every teammate and coach I have had the opportunity to work with \u2014 you have made me the person I am today and am incredibly proud to be. Thank you for supporting me through every high and every low.\u00a0 To my parents, my family and my friends \u2014 thank you for your guidance and inspiration to make me a woman who is brave enough and strong enough to make this decision. Thank you for all of your unwavering support and sacrifices throughout the years.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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A post shared by KATIE DRABOT (@katiedrabot)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n