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
5'8"
Age
27
Hometown
Winston Salem, NC
Education
Forsyth Country Day School (Lewisville, N.C.); Homeschooled ‘15 University of California, Berkeley ‘19, Public Health
Personal
Daughter of Norris and Kimberley Baker...Has one sister, Rachel...Aspires to pursue a career in nursing after graduation.Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), silver (100m Backstroke - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 6th (100m Backstroke - Women, 50m Backstroke - Women), 9th (200m Backstroke - Women)
- Years of participation: 100m Backstroke - Women 2015, 2017, 2019; 200m Backstroke - Women 2017, 2019; 50m Backstroke - Women 2017, 2019; 100m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2014, 2018; 100m Individual Medley (SC) - Women 2018; 200m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2014, 2018; 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Women 2018; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2014, 2018; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2018; 50m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2018; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 2015, 2017; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2014; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2014
- Medals: 8 (3 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
- Gold – 2018 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2017 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women)
- Silver – 2018 (200m Backstroke (SC) - Women); 2017 (100m Backstroke - Women); 2014 (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women)
- Bronze – 2018 (200m Individual Medley (SC) - Women); 2017 (200m Backstroke - Women)
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