From World Champion & Olympian to Blood Clot Survivor – The Katie Hoff Anderson Story

Gliding through the water with each calculated breath, hitting every fly turn with voracious tenacity. Suddenly everything changes. Something's wrong. A sharp pain rips across your chest. It’s the all-too-common global killer. A blood clot. On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot podcast, we are joined by 8-time world champion and 2-time Olympic swimmer, author, and speaker Katie Hoff Anderson to discuss her journey as a survivor of a pulmonary embolism. Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot!

Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production. 

For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org

For more information about Katie and her journey, please visit https://www.kthoff.com

Concerned that you or a loved one may be affected? Here is a resource list to ask your primary care physician regarding clotting risk and general prevention.

What is Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast?

Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast is a show committed to shining a light on the dangers of blood clots and breathing life into The National Blood Clot Alliance’s mission of pushing these preventable killers to the forefront of public discourse. We will hear the stories of notable blood clot survivors like Olympic medalists Katie Hoff Anderson & Tatyana McFadden, among others, as well as the expertise of medical professionals to provide connection, empathy and resources to listeners like you. At Stop the Clot we know the patient because we are the patient. Journey through this miraculous series with hosts and blood clot survivors Leslie Lake and Todd Robertson as they, with the help of listeners like you, change the way we think about blood clots. Join us as we collectively stop the clot.

The National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA) is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, voluntary health organization dedicated to advancing the prevention, early diagnosis and successful treatment of life-threatening blood clots such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.