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
25
Hometown
Clearwater, FL
Education
University of Florida
Personal
- Son of Jeanne and Joe Finke
- His mother swam for Ball State University and his father is a swim coach with St. Petersburg Aquatics
- He has two older sisters; Autumn who swam for the University of Florida and Ariel who swam for Florida State University
- Hobbies include playing video games and table tennis
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 4-time Olympic medalist (3 gold, 1 silver)
- Olympic Games Paris 2024, gold (1500m Freestyle - Men), silver (800m Freestyle - Men)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (1500m Freestyle - Men, 800m Freestyle - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – silver (1500m Freestyle - Men), bronze (800m Freestyle - Men)
- Years of participation: 1500m Freestyle - Men 2017, 2022, 2023; 800m Freestyle - Men 2022, 2023
- Medals: 4 (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2022 (800m Freestyle - Men)
- Silver – 2023 (1500m Freestyle - Men); 2022 (1500m Freestyle - Men)
- Bronze – 2023 (800m Freestyle - Men)
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