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
5'10"
Age
27
Hometown
Dana Point, CA
Education
Santa Margarita Catholic HS University of California, Berkeley '19
Personal
Parents are James and Mary McLaughlin...She loves spending time with her friends...She also loves the beach and cooking/baking.Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), silver (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women), 9th (100m Butterfly - Women)
- Years of participation: 100m Butterfly - Women 2019; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed 2019; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 2019; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women 2015, 2019; 200m Butterfly - Women 2015; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed 2015
- Medals: 5 (3 gold, 2 silver)
- Gold – 2019 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women); 2015 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)
- Silver – 2019 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2015 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed)
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