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.
0
GOLD
1
SILVER
0
BRONZE
Athlete Bio#
Read moreRead less
Height
6'1"
Age
34
Hometown
Fair Haven, NJ
Education
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (Fair Haven, N.J.), ‘10 University of Michigan ‘14, Mechanical Engineering
Quick Facts
- Son of Eric and Bernadette Jaeger
- Has one sister, Dana
- Enjoys surfing and lifeguarding.
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (1500m Freestyle - Men), 5th (400m Freestyle - Men)
- Olympic Games London 2012, 6th (1500m Freestyle - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2015 – silver (1500m Freestyle - Men), 4th (400m Freestyle - Men, 800m Freestyle - Men)
- Years of participation: 1500m Freestyle - Men 2013, 2015; 400m Freestyle - Men 2013, 2015; 800m Freestyle - Men 2013, 2015
- Medals: 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Silver – 2015 (1500m Freestyle - Men)
- Bronze – 2013 (400m Freestyle - Men)
More
USA SwimmingRELATED NEWS#
A New World Record By The U.S. Women Closes Out Swimming In Paris
NANTERRE, France — After nine days of swimming at Paris’ La Defense Arena, the U.S. women put an exclamation mark on the end of the the Olympic Games Paris 2024 — shutting down the pool with a new world record.After first-time Olympian Gretchen Walsh n...
Bobby Finke Wins First Olympic Gold For U.S. Men’s Swimming At Paris 2024
NANTERRE, France — Coming to the Olympic Games Paris 2024, men on the U.S. swimming team had won at least one gold medal in an individual event in every Olympiad since the Olympic Games Paris 1900. But by the final day of swimming in Paris, they had ye...
With Nine Olympic Gold Medals and 14 Total, Katie Ledecky Becomes The Most Decorated U.S. Female Olympian
NANTERRE, France — A dozen years ago to the day, Katie Ledecky won her first Olympic gold medal. She was 15 years old, not yet a sophomore in high school, and was so far off the radar that night that reporters were not even paying attention to the wome...
Regan Smith Adds Another Medal to Her Paris 2024 Collection After Taking Silver in the Women's 200-Meter Backstroke
NANTERRE, France — Regan Smith took silver in the women’s 200-meter backstroke Friday night, racing against another talented field. Similar to previous nights, it was a battle between Smith and Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, the current world record holde...
