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
5'9"
Age
31
Hometown
San Francisco, CA
Education
Maria Carillo High School (Santa Rosa, Calif.) '10 Stanford University '14, Management Science and Engineering
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Ruben and Marit DiRado
- Has one sibling, Sarah
- Married to Rob Andrews, who also swam at Stanford University
- Began swimming at age 6
- Will start as business analyst with McKinsey & Company in the fall of 2016
- Interests include hiking, cooking, baking practicing yoga, Pilates, volunteering and reading.
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 4-time Olympic medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (200m Backstroke - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women), silver (400m Individual Medley - Women), bronze (200m Individual Medley - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2015 – silver (400m Individual Medley - Women), 4th (200m Individual Medley - Women)
- Years of participation: 200m Individual Medley - Women 2015; 400m Individual Medley - Women 2013, 2015; 200m Butterfly - Women 2013; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women 2013; 100m Individual Medley (SC) - Women 2012; 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Women 2012; 400m Individual Medley (SC) - Women 2012
- Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 silver)
- Gold – 2013 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)
- Silver – 2015 (400m Individual Medley - Women)
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