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
6'2"
Age
40
Hometown
Daytona Beach, FL
Education
Spruce Creek High School (Port Orange, Fla.) '02 University of Florida ‘06, Sports Management
Quick Facts
- Son of Steve Lochte and Ileana Arabura
- Has two older sisters, Kristin and Megan, and two younger brothers, Devon and Brandon
- Began swimming under the tutelage of his parents in Rochester, New York
- Consumes approximately 7,000 calories per day during peak training
- Involved with the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and serves as a spokesperson for the Mac Crutchfield Foundation
- Interests include fashion, playing basketball, skateboarding and surfing.
Olympic Experience
- 4-time Olympian; 12-time Olympic medalist (6 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men), 5th (200m Individual Medley - Men)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men, 400m Individual Medley - Men), silver (200m Individual Medley - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men), bronze (200m Backstroke - Men), 4th (200m Freestyle - Men)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (200m Backstroke - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men), bronze (200m Individual Medley - Men, 400m Individual Medley - Men)
- Olympic Games Athens 2004, gold (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men), silver (200m Individual Medley - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2015 – gold (200m Individual Medley - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men), silver (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men), 4th (200m Freestyle - Men)
- Years of participation: 200m Freestyle - Men 2011, 2013, 2015; 200m Individual Medley - Men 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed 2015; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men 2007, 2013, 2015; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015; 100m Butterfly (SC) - Men 2006, 2012, 2014; 100m Individual Medley (SC) - Men 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014; 200m Backstroke (SC) - Men 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014; 200m Freestyle (SC) - Men 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014; 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Men 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men 2014; 100m Butterfly - Men 2013; 200m Backstroke - Men 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men 2009, 2011, 2013; 50m Butterfly (SC) - Men 2012; 400m Individual Medley - Men 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011; 400m Individual Medley (SC) - Men 2006, 2008, 2010; 100m Breaststroke (SC) - Men 2008; 50m Breaststroke (SC) - Men 2008; 50m Freestyle (SC) - Men 2008; 100m Backstroke - Men 2007; 50m Backstroke - Men 2007
- Medals: 65 (39 gold, 15 silver, 11 bronze)
- Gold – 2015 (200m Individual Medley - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men); 2014 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men); 2013 (200m Backstroke - Men, 200m Individual Medley - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2012 (100m Individual Medley (SC) - Men, 200m Freestyle (SC) - Men, 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men); 2011 (200m Backstroke - Men, 200m Freestyle - Men, 200m Individual Medley - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men, 400m Individual Medley - Men); 2010 (100m Individual Medley (SC) - Men, 200m Backstroke (SC) - Men, 200m Freestyle (SC) - Men, 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men, 400m Individual Medley (SC) - Men); 2009 (200m Individual Medley - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men, 400m Individual Medley - Men); 2008 (100m Individual Medley (SC) - Men, 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men, 400m Individual Medley (SC) - Men); 2007 (200m Backstroke - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2006 (200m Backstroke (SC) - Men, 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Men, 400m Individual Medley (SC) - Men); 2005 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2004 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men)
- Silver – 2015 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2014 (200m Backstroke (SC) - Men, 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men); 2013 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2012 (200m Backstroke (SC) - Men); 2010 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men); 2008 (200m Backstroke (SC) - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men); 2007 (100m Backstroke - Men, 200m Individual Medley - Men, 400m Individual Medley - Men); 2006 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men); 2004 (200m Individual Medley (SC) - Men)
- Bronze – 2014 (100m Individual Medley (SC) - Men, 200m Freestyle (SC) - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men); 2012 (100m Butterfly (SC) - Men); 2011 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Men); 2009 (200m Backstroke - Men); 2006 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Men); 2005 (200m Backstroke - Men, 200m Individual Medley - Men); 2004 (200m Freestyle (SC) - Men)
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