Trina D. RADKE

Katrina Radke started swimming in Minnesota as a Morris Tiger Shark, but her family moved near Philadelphia when she was young and she starred as a swimmer at Germantown Academy, graduating from the prep school in 1989. She then swam at U Cal Berkeley, where she earned a degree in international business and ethics. Radke was on the US National team for seven years, making the team when only 14-years-old. In 1993, she had to retire when she developed both mononucleosis and chronic fatigue syndrome, although after almost 12 years of recovery, she came back to compete at the 2004 US Olympic Trials.

Radke later became a therapist, a psychology professor at Foothill College, and a peak performance and health coach. She earned a masters’ degree in marriage and family therapy from Southern Connecticut State University. She also has worked as a motivational speaker for corporate, educational and public events, working with physicians and other health care providers. Radke returned to masters’ swimming in the 2010s and has set several age-group records. She and her husband Ross Gerry run a peak potential and health business.