13 Facts About Kathleen Baker

Kathleen Baker was born on February 28,1997 and is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle and backstroke events.

Kathleen Baker is the former world-record holder in 100 meter backstroke, set on July 28,2018, in 58.00 at the William Woollett Jr.

Kathleen Baker attended Forsyth Country Day School until the tenth grade and then was home-schooled, so it would be easy to travel back and forth between Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina to swim and train with SwimMAC Carolina.

Kathleen Baker attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she competed for the California Golden Bears swimming and diving team for three years from 2015 to 2018.

At the 2014 Phillips 66 Nationals, the qualification meet for the 2014 Pan Pacifics, Kathleen Baker finished second in the 200-meter backstroke and qualified for the team.

Kathleen Baker finished ninth in the 200-meter backstroke at Pan Pacifics, just outside the final.

Kathleen Baker was selected to the 2015 World Championships roster in the 100-meter backstroke.

Kathleen Baker placed eighth in the final of the 100-meter backstroke.

Kathleen Baker was not considered by many to be a medal threat since she had never broken 59 seconds prior to the Olympics.

Kathleen Baker won a gold medal alongside Lilly King, Dana Vollmer, and Simone Manuel as the lead off of the 4x100-meter medley relay.

Kathleen Baker won silver in the 100-meter backstroke, bronze in the 200-meter backstroke, and gold in the 4x100-meter medley relay.

Kathleen Baker led off the women's 4x100-meter medley relay, with the team winning with a time of 3:51.55.

In July 2021, Kathleen Baker announced her engagement to her long-time boyfriend and United States Marine, Sean Dowling.