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
6'5"
Age
36
Hometown
Winnetka, IL
Education
Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.) ‘06 University of Florida ‘12, Sports Management
Quick Facts
- Son of Patrick and Jeanne
- Has an older twin brother, Spencer, two younger brothers, PJ and Brenden, and one younger sister, Pati
- Enjoys playing sports, going to the beach and watching the Chicago Cubs (MLB).
Career Highlights
- 2011 Pan American Games, gold (4x200m free), silver (200m medley, 400m medley, 4x100m free)
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (2 gold, 1 bronze)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men), bronze (200m Freestyle - Men), 4th (400m Freestyle - Men)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men), 5th (400m Freestyle - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2017 – bronze (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men)
- Years of participation: 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017; 200m Freestyle - Men 2013, 2015; 200m Individual Medley - Men 2013, 2015; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men 2013, 2015; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed 2015; 100m Freestyle (SC) - Men 2014; 200m Freestyle (SC) - Men 2012, 2014; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men 2012, 2014; 100m Individual Medley (SC) - Men 2012; 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Men 2012
- Medals: 10 (5 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
- Gold – 2015 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed); 2014 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men); 2013 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2012 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men); 2011 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men)
- Silver – 2015 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2013 (200m Freestyle - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men)
- Bronze – 2017 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2012 (200m Freestyle (SC) - Men)
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