Katie Mckenty grew up on the North Shore in Auckland with her parents and three siblings. She has been a member of North Harbour Water Polo Club since U12s, competing in all age groups up to senior level. Representing New Zealand in water polo since 2010, she has played at all age levels, including captaining the team at the 2014 Youth (U18) World Champs in Madrid, Spain, and participating in the 2015 Junior (U20) World Champs in Volos, Greece. Katie made her debut for the NZ Senior Team in 2018 and has attended two FINA Aquatic World Championships (2019 and 2022) in Gwangju, South Korea and Budapest, Hungary, respectively.

 

After finishing high school, she was recruited by Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, to play Division 1 Water Polo while pursuing a degree in Geology. She completed her undergraduate degree, majoring in Geology and minoring in Physics. Upon returning home to New Zealand, Katie pursued a postgraduate degree at The University of Auckland, where she graduated with a Masters in Engineering Geology. She worked as a Geotechnical Engineer before moving to Athens, Greece, where she now plays professional water polo for AEK Athens.