An Olympic Silver Medalist In the Pool, Katie Grimes Finishes Top 15 In The Marathon Swim
Marathon swimmers face all sorts of conditions. In Paris, the open-water swimmers faced a mean current.
Mark Spitz
Two-time Olympian (1968, 1972); 11-time Olympic medalist (9 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze) Mexico City 1968, gold (4x100-meter freestyle, 4x200 freestyle), silver (100 butterfly), bronze (100 freestyle) Munich 1972, gold (100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 4x100 freestyle, 4x200 freestyle, 4x100 medley)
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Athlete Bio#
Age
74
Hometown
Santa Clara, CA
Education
Santa Clara High School (Santa Clara, Calif.) Indiana University
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2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming
June 15-23, 2024 | Indianapolis, IN
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July 26-August 11, 2024 | Paris, France
