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
6'4"
Age
31
Hometown
Corvallis, OR
Education
Crescent Valley High School (Berkeley, Calif.) ‘12 University of California, Berkeley ‘16, Psychology
Quick Facts
- Son of Walter Pebley and Cheslah Barkdoll
- Has five siblings
- Nicknamed “Pebs” and “Pebbles”
- Interests include hiking, camping, kayaking and canoeing, cooking and baking.
Career Highlights
- 2015 World University Games, gold (200m back); silver (4x100m medley); 4th (100m back)
- 2015 U.S. National Championships, 1st (200m back); 5th (100m back)
- 2014 U.S. National Championships, 4th (200m back); 5th (100m back)
- 2013 World University Games, bronze (100m back, 200m back, 4x100m medley)
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian;
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 5th (200m Backstroke - Men)
More
USA SwimmingWorld Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 6th (200m Backstroke - Men)
- Years of participation: 200m Backstroke - Men 2017, 2019; 200m Backstroke (SC) - Men 2016, 2018; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men 2016, 2018; 100m Backstroke (SC) - Men 2016; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men 2016; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men 2016; 50m Backstroke (SC) - Men 2016
- Medals: 4 (3 silver, 1 bronze)
- Silver – 2016 (200m Backstroke (SC) - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men)
- Bronze – 2017 (200m Backstroke - Men)
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