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
6'1"
Age
39
Hometown
Lawrenceville, GA
Education
Brookwood High School (Snellville, Ga.) ‘04 University of Southern California ‘09, Fine Art
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Jim and Julie Weir
- Has one young brother, Caleb, who swam at the University of Texas and qualified to compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials
- Married Chris Davis on Oct. 15, 2011
- Great uncle, Burl Ives, was a singer and actor
- Nicknamed “Hollywood” because she loves wearing sunglasses
- Aspires to pursue a career in interior design
- Enjoys photography, cooking, drawing, reading and shopping.
Career Highlights
- 2015 Pan American Games, 8th (100m free)
- 2003 Pan American Games, gold (4x100m free, 4x100m medley)
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian; 4-time Olympic medalist (3 silver, 1 bronze)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women)
- Olympic Games London 2012, bronze (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women)
- Olympic Games Athens 2004, silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2016 – gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women), 4th (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women), 8th (50m Freestyle (SC) - Women), 10th (100m Freestyle (SC) - Women), 11th (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed)
- Years of participation: 100m Freestyle (SC) - Women 2006, 2016; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed 2016; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2014, 2016; 50m Freestyle (SC) - Women 2006, 2010, 2016; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2014; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 2005, 2007, 2011; 50m Freestyle - Women 2005, 2009, 2011; 100m Freestyle - Women 2005, 2007, 2009; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women 2007; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2006
- Medals: 18 (5 gold, 11 silver, 2 bronze)
- Gold – 2016 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2011 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women); 2007 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2004 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women)
- Silver – 2014 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2011 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2010 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2007 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women); 2006 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2005 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women); 2004 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women)
- Bronze – 2006 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women); 2005 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women)
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