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
6'0"
Age
33
Hometown
Milford Center, OH
Education
Fairbanks High School (Milford Center, Ohio) ‘10 University of Arizona ‘14, Business Management
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Mark and Linda Geer
- Competed at the University of Arizona
- Began swimming at age 4
- Played volleyball and basketball before swimming
- Brother Marcus is a collegiate swimmer as well and she lists him as the most influential person to her
- Has a dog, a boxer
- Enjoys playing guitar, hanging out with friends and watching movies.
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women)
- Years of participation: 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women 2015, 2019; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed 2015; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed 2015; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 2015
- Medals: 4 (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2015 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed)
- Silver – 2019 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2015 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed)
- Bronze – 2015 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women)
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USA SwimmingCareer Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (100m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 50m Freestyle - Women)
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