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
6'6"
Age
25
Hometown
Encinitas, CA
Personal
Builds a home every year for a family in need...Loves animals and has a Great Dane and a Jack Russel...Obsessed with surfing and has a dream of traveling to surf beautiful destinations with his friends...Hobbies include playing with his dogs, surf skating, vlogging and making YouTube videos, One Wheel, Drone flying, and social media.More
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men), 4th (100m Breaststroke - Men, 50m Freestyle - Men), 5th (200m Individual Medley - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2022 – gold (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed), silver (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men, 50m Freestyle - Men), bronze (50m Breaststroke - Men, 50m Butterfly - Men), 4th (100m Butterfly - Men, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed), 5th (100m Individual Medley (SC) - Men, 50m Breaststroke (SC) - Men), 9th (100m Breaststroke - Men), 14th (50m Butterfly (SC) - Men), 17th (50m Freestyle (SC) - Men), 25th (100m Breaststroke (SC) - Men), 30th (100m Butterfly (SC) - Men)
- Years of participation: 100m Breaststroke - Men 2019, 2022; 100m Breaststroke (SC) - Men 2018, 2021, 2022; 100m Butterfly - Men 2022; 100m Butterfly (SC) - Men 2021, 2022; 100m Individual Medley (SC) - Men 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men 2019, 2022; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed 2022; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed 2016, 2018, 2022; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men 2016, 2018, 2022; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed 2018, 2022; 50m Breaststroke - Men 2019, 2022; 50m Breaststroke (SC) - Men 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022; 50m Butterfly - Men 2019, 2022; 50m Butterfly (SC) - Men 2018, 2021, 2022; 50m Freestyle - Men 2019, 2022; 50m Freestyle (SC) - Men 2018, 2021, 2022; 50m Backstroke - Men 2019; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men 2018; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men 2016, 2018; 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Men 2016
- Medals: 16 (7 gold, 7 silver, 2 bronze)
- Gold – 2022 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed); 2018 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed); 2016 (100m Individual Medley (SC) - Men)
- Silver – 2022 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men, 50m Freestyle - Men, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men); 2019 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men); 2018 (4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men); 2016 (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men)
- Bronze – 2022 (50m Breaststroke - Men, 50m Butterfly - Men)
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