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.
Athlete Bio#
Height
5'8"
Age
30
Hometown
Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Education
University of Michigan
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Patricia DeLoof
- Oldest of four sisters who are all swimmers and have swam at the University of Michigan
- Aspires to be an elementary school teacher upon completion of her competitive career
- Hobbies include cooking, baking, biking, reading, going to the beach, crafting and spending time with family and friends.
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2016 – gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women), bronze (50m Backstroke (SC) - Women), 4th (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women), 6th (100m Backstroke (SC) - Women)
- Years of participation: 100m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2016; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2016; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2016; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2016; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed 2016; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2016; 50m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2016
- Medals: 5 (4 gold, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2016 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women)
- Bronze – 2016 (50m Backstroke (SC) - Women)
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USA SwimmingCareer Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 100m Backstroke - Women)
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