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
5'6"
Age
26
Hometown
Modesto, CA
Education
University of Tennessee
Career Highlights
- Two-time U.S. national champion
- One-time TYR Pro Swim Series winner
- Two-time U.S. National Team member
- Eighth fastest 50 freestyle swimmer in American history
- Eighth fastest 100 freestyle swimmer in American history
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Named the 2020 SEC Female Swimmer of the Year...Earned 21 All-America certificates and 23 Southeastern Conference medals during her career at Tennessee...Two-time North Carolina state champion, in the 200 freestyle and 400 free relay.
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Olympic Games Paris 2024, silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), bronze (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women), 13th (100m Freestyle - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2022 – gold (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women), silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women), bronze (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 50m Freestyle - Women), 4th (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed), 7th (50m Freestyle (SC) - Women), 16th (50m Backstroke (SC) - Women)
- Years of participation: 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed 2022; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women 2022; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2018, 2022; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed 2022; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 2022; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2022; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2018, 2022; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed 2022; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2018, 2022; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2018, 2022; 50m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2022; 50m Freestyle - Women 2022; 50m Freestyle (SC) - Women 2022
- Medals: 14 (7 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze)
- Gold – 2022 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women); 2018 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women)
- Silver – 2022 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2018 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women)
- Bronze – 2022 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 50m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women)
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