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
6'1"
Age
37
Hometown
Granbury, TX
Education
Granbury High School (Granbury, Texas) ‘05 University of California, Berkeley ‘10, Anthropology
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Les and Cathy Vollmer
- Has one brother, Nick
- Married Andy Grant on Aug. 20, 2011
- Has one son, Arlen
- At age 12, was the youngest competitor at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
- Attended the University of Florida as a freshman, then transferred to the University of California, Berkeley in 2006
- Enjoys playing the piano and guitar, reading, interior design, shopping and woodworking.
Career Highlights
- 2003 Pan American Games, gold (200m free, 4x200m free, 4x100m medley)
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian; 7-time Olympic medalist (5 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women), bronze (100m Butterfly - Women)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (100m Butterfly - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)
- Olympic Games Athens 2004, gold (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women), 6th (200m Freestyle - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2013 – gold (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), bronze (100m Butterfly - Women), 8th (50m Butterfly - Women)
- Years of participation: 100m Butterfly - Women 2009, 2011, 2013; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 2007, 2011, 2013; 50m Butterfly - Women 2011, 2013; 100m Freestyle - Women 2009, 2011; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women 2007, 2009, 2011; 100m Butterfly (SC) - Women 2010; 100m Freestyle (SC) - Women 2010; 200m Freestyle (SC) - Women 2004, 2010; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2004, 2010; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2010; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2004, 2010; 50m Butterfly (SC) - Women 2010; 200m Freestyle - Women 2007, 2009; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women 2007, 2009
- Medals: 16 (6 gold, 6 silver, 4 bronze)
- Gold – 2013 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women); 2011 (100m Butterfly - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women); 2007 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2004 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women)
- Silver – 2011 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2010 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2009 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2007 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women)
- Bronze – 2013 (100m Butterfly - Women); 2010 (100m Butterfly (SC) - Women); 2009 (200m Freestyle - Women); 2004 (200m Freestyle (SC) - Women)
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