Kate Marie Ziegler was born on June 27,1988 and is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle and long-distance events.
16 Facts About Kate Ziegler
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Kate Ziegler was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, and competed in the 800-meter freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Kate Ziegler was born in 1988 in Fairfax, Virginia, the daughter of Don and Cathy Kate Ziegler.
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Kate Ziegler was a part of a local swim team, FISH, where she was coached under Ray Benecki.
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Kate Ziegler attended Forestville Elementary School in Great Falls, Virginia and Bishop Denis J O'Connell High School in Arlington County, Virginia.
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Kate Ziegler anchored O'Connell's 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay to seventh and sixth-place finishes, respectively.
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Kate Ziegler's times continued to drop rapidly, and as a junior she again won both the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle in record time, the latter being an independent national high school record.
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Kate Ziegler initially attended George Mason University, and later transferred to Chapman University in 2011.
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In February 2005, at the FINA World Cup stop in New York, Kate Ziegler won the 800-meter freestyle in 8:16.32, breaking Cynthia Woodhead's 25-year-old American record, which at the time was the oldest American record on the books.
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In 2005, Kate Ziegler won the 800-meter freestyle and 1,500-meter freestyle at the World Championships in Montreal.
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Kate Ziegler failed to qualify in the 400-meter freestyle, finishing third in a time of 4:12.09.
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In 2007, at an in-season meet, Kate Ziegler broke Janet Evans's longstanding world record in the 1500-meter freestyle with a time of 15:42.54.
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Kate Ziegler failed to qualify for the finals in either event.
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At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Kate Ziegler made the US Olympic team for the second time by placing second behind Katie Ledecky in the 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8:21.87.
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Kate Ziegler competed in the 400-meter freestyle and finished seventh in the final.
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Only the top eight swimmers of all five qualifying heats advanced to the 800-meter finals, and Kate Ziegler did not advance.