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.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'10"
Age
28
Hometown
Santa Clarita, CA
Education
University of California, Berkeley ’19
Personal
- Daughter of Konrad and Michelle Weitzeil
- Has two siblings, Alexa and Kaitlyn
- Had only been swimming competitively for six years when she set her first American record
- Hobbies include drawing.
Olympic Experience
- Two-time Olympian (2016, 2020); four-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze))
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (4x100-meter freestyle relay); bronze (4x100-meter freestyle relay); 8th (100-meter freestyle, 5-meter freestyle)
- Olympic Games Rio 2016, gold (4x100 medley), silver (4x100 freestyle), 7th (100 freestyle), 12th (50 freestyle)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – gold (mixed 4x100 freestyle relay), silver (4x100 freestyle relay)
- Years of Participation: Long Course – 2015, 2017, 2019; Short Course – 2014
- Medals: 6 (2 golds, 3 silvers, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2019 (mixed 4x100 freestyle relay); 2014 (4x50 mixed freestyle SC)
- Silver – 2019 (4x100 freestyle relay); 2014 (4x50 freestyle SC, 4x100 freestyle SC)
- Bronze – 2015 (4x100 freestyle)
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