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
29
Hometown
Mishawaka, IN
Education
Penn High School (Mishawaka, Ind.) ‘14 Texas A&M University ‘18, Food Science and Technology
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Steve and Colleen Galat
- Her sister Kristina runs collegiate cross-country and track and field
- Volunteers at a local food bank
- Enjoys cooking and reading
- Swam for Texas A&M University for four years
- Became the first current Aggie swimmer to earn a medal at an Olympic or world championship event with a silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2017 FINA World Championships
- City of Mishawaka, Indiana, officially declared August 18, 2014, “Bethany Galat Day” for her accomplishments in the pool
- Featured in ‘Faces in the Crowd’ segment of the January 2014 issue of Sports Illustrated, which highlights the nation’s top amateur athletes.
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – silver (200m Breaststroke (SC) - Women)
- Years of participation: 200m Breaststroke (SC) - Women 2018; 200m Breaststroke - Women 2017
- Medals: 2 (2 silver)
- Silver – 2018 (200m Breaststroke (SC) - Women); 2017 (200m Breaststroke - Women)
More
USA SwimmingCareer Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (200m Breaststroke - Women)
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