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After 18 Years, Katie Hoff Still Holds American Record in 400 IM; Who Will Rise Up and Challenge?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The oldest American record – male or female – is approaching its 18th birthday. It was June 29, 2008 when Katie Hoff<\/strong> moved through the 400-meter individual medley in 4:31.12 at the United States Olympic Trials in Omaha. The performance was good for a world record at the time, as Hoff sliced .34 from the 4:31.46 of Stephanie Rice<\/strong> at the Australian Olympic Trials a few months earlier.<\/p>\n

Later that summer, Hoff earned a bronze medal in the 400 IM at the Olympic Games in Beijing, going 4:31.71. Rice and Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry<\/strong>, now the President of the International Olympic Committee, grabbed gold and silver while becoming the first women to break the 4:30 barrier in the event. Rice set a world record of 4:29.45, and remains the No. 5 performer in history.<\/p>\n

Nearly two decades later, Hoff’s standard has endured among American athletes, although it has been pressed on a handful of occasions. Maya DiRado<\/strong> went 4:31.15 for the silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Elizabeth Beisel<\/strong> touched the wall in 4:31.27 to secure silver at the 2012 Games in London. At the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Katie<\/strong> Grimes<\/strong> clocked 4:31.41 for the silver medal.<\/p>\n

Since Grimes’ pursuit, there has been a dropoff – from a time standpoint – in the 400 medley. At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Grimes (4:33.40) and Emma Weyant<\/strong> (4:34.93) did what was necessary to stand on the podium alongside Canadian champion Summer McIntosh<\/strong>. Last summer, Weyant (4:34.01) and Grimes (4:36.52) were fifth and sixth at the World Champs in Singapore.<\/p>\n

Is this the summer Hoff’s longstanding record will go down? Grimes and Weyant will represent Team USA in the 400 IM at the Pan Pacific Championships, where world-record holder McIntosh will be the overwhelming favorite. The event will also feature the likes of Australian Jenna Forrester<\/strong>, Japan’s Mio Narita<\/strong> and Argentina’s Agostina Hein<\/strong>, so the American entries will have to be in peak form to chase a medal.<\/p>\n

Hoff’s American record still makes her the eighth-fastest performer in history, but that is the lowest all-time ranking in an event by a U.S. swimmer. The 50 freestyle holds the same status, as Gretchen Walsh<\/strong> and Kate Douglass<\/strong> are tied for eighth at 23.91. The fact that Hoff is ranked that high, off a swim from 2008, speaks to her talent and ahead-of-her-time ability.<\/p>\n

At the midway point to the next Olympic Games, on American soil in Los Angeles in 2028, the time has come for a Team USA athlete to make a move in the 400 IM. Grimes and Weyant will have their latest chances at Pan Pacs, and Audrey Derivaux<\/strong> is a rising star who could be a factor in the near future. Taking down Hoff’s American record would be a major step forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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