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#
Age
19
Hometown
Henderson, NV
Personal
Started swimming lessons at 9 years old...Loves spending time with her family, traveling to exotic places and learning new things.Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women), 6th (200m Freestyle - Women), 8th (400m Freestyle - Women)
- Years of participation: 200m Freestyle - Women 2023; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed 2023; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women 2022, 2023; 400m Freestyle - Women 2023; 6km - Team Relay - Mixed 2022
- Medals: 3 (1 gold, 2 silver)
- Gold – 2022 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)
- Silver – 2023 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)
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