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
36
Hometown
Bremerton, WA
Education
Bremerton High School (Bremerton, Wash.) ‘06 University of California – Berkeley ‘12, Public Health
Quick Facts
- Son of Jim and Cecilia Adrian
- Has one sister, Donella, and one brother, Justin, who both swam competitively
- His mother was raised in Hong Kong and his father in Indiana, but they met in Portland, Oregon
- Began swimming lessons at age 2 and Swimming competitively at age 5
- Spokesperson for the USA Swimming Foundation
- A street was named after him in his hometown of Bremerton, Washington
- Is an avid Seattle Seahawks (NFL) fan
- Interests include, jet skiing, boating, surfing, dirt biking, fashion and cars
- Training includes swimming 5-8 kilometers, five hours a day, two to three sessions per day, five days per week.
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian; 8-time Olympic medalist (5 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men), bronze (100m Freestyle - Men, 50m Freestyle - Men)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (100m Freestyle - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men), silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed), silver (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men)
- Years of participation: 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed 2015, 2017, 2019; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019; 100m Freestyle - Men 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017; 50m Freestyle - Men 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017; 100m Freestyle (SC) - Men 2008, 2010; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men 2008, 2010; 50m Freestyle (SC) - Men 2010; 200m Freestyle (SC) - Men 2008; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men 2008
- Medals: 19 (12 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)
- Gold – 2019 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed); 2017 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men); 2015 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men); 2011 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men); 2009 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men); 2008 (100m Freestyle (SC) - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men)
- Silver – 2019 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men); 2017 (100m Freestyle - Men); 2015 (50m Freestyle - Men); 2013 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2008 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men)
- Bronze – 2013 (100m Freestyle - Men); 2011 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men)
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