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
6'6"
Age
29
Hometown
Charlotte, NC
Education
Charlotte Latin High School (Charlotte, N.C.) ‘13 University of Missouri ‘18, Sport Management
Quick Facts
- Son of David and Marilyn Chadwick
- Father played basketball at North Carolina from 1968-71
- Married to Cassi Chadwick
- Enjoys fishing, table tennis and video games.
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men)
- Years of participation: 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men 2017, 2019; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men 2016, 2018; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men 2016, 2018; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed 2018; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men 2016, 2018; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed 2016, 2018; 100m Freestyle (SC) - Men 2016; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men 2016; 50m Freestyle (SC) - Men 2016
- Medals: 11 (7 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2019 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2018 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed); 2017 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2016 (4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed)
- Silver – 2018 (4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men); 2016 (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men)
- Bronze – 2016 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men)
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USA SwimmingCareer Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men, 100m Freestyle - Men, 50m Freestyle - Men)
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