LA Times (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
The swimmers fall short of making the event's finals. For the first time, no American woman will compete in the 800 final. BEIJING -- Outsized expectations, apparently, do not fit all.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Katie Hoff won't be going home with an Olympic gold medal. The 19-year-old American failed to advance out of the 800-meter freestyle preliminaries Thursday night, ending her second trip to the games without a gold. Teammate and current world champion Kate Ziegler also missed out, a stunning result for the United States, which has won the event seven times since it was first contested at the 1968 games,...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
One was last year's world champion, the other owner of the second-fastest time in 2008. But it didn't matter Thursday night at the Water Cube, where Kate Ziegler and Katie Hoff both failed to qualify for the 800-meter freestyle.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Counting down to a pair of finals for Phelps, Hoff 6:45 a.m.: In separate rooms in separate quarters of the Olympic Village, Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff wake up for the biggest, the busiest and the most demanding day either will face at the Olympics. Swimming in two finals in a single session is an arduous task. Only a handful of swimmers have ever attempted it.
Swimming World Magazine News (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
By John Lohn BEIJING, China, August 13. MUCH of the pre-Olympic speculation had Australian Stephanie Rice and American Katie Hoff battling it out for the gold medal in the individual medley discipl...
Beijing Olympics 2008 Live (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Katie Hoff looked like she was going to win the women�s 400 meter freestyle, but Rebecca Adlington seemed to come up just from behind to win the race and take the gold medal. Gold - Rebecca Adlington - Great Britain - 4:03:22 Silver - Katie Hoff - United States 1 Vote(s)
Beijing Olympics 2008 Live (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
It is easy to start thinking that Michael Phelps is only swimmer on the U.S. men�s Olympic team, but the team of Nathan Adrian, Cullen Jones, Ben Wildman-Tobriner and Matt Grevers won their preliminary in world record time. Katie Hoff after her bronze medal win, set an Olympic record in 400 mete 1 Vote(s)
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
U.S. team comes from behind for dramatic win in 400 freestyle relay; Hoff wins silver medal in 400 freestyle Michael Phelps celebrates after the U.S. 400-meter freestyle relay team won the gold medal, breaking the world record with a time of 3 minutes, 8.24 seconds. Katie Hoff also medaled today, taking home a silver in the 400-meter freestyle, finishing seven-hundredths of a second behind Britain's...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Katie Hoff is collecting Olympic medals - just not in the color she expects of herself. Brendan Hansen's only chance at an individual medal disappeared in the wake of his Japanese rival.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Katie Hoff is collecting Olympic medals _ just not in the color she expects of herself. Brendan Hansen's only chance at an individual medal disappeared in the wake of his Japanese rival.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Katie Hoff of the United States has been upset in the 400-meter freestyle, losing the Olympic gold medal to Rebecca Adlington of Britain.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Katie Hoff of the United States has been upset in the 400-meter freestyle, losing the Olympic gold medal to Rebecca Adlington of Britain.
ABC (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Great Britain's Rebecca Adlington won gold in the women's 400 metres freestyle in a time of 4:03.22 ahead of American Katie Hoff.
Swimming World Magazine News (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
BEIJING, China, August 11. REBECCA Adlington of Great Britain came back from fourth place at the final turn to claim the gold medal in the women's 400 free. Trailing Katie Hoff by a second-a-half a...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
When you went to bed last night (Saturday night), the first session of swimming finals might or might not have been finished. To refresh your memory, Michael Phelps set a world record; Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin were members of a silver-medal winning relay team; Katie Hoff finished a disappointing third in one of her best events.
