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#
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Height
6'2"
Age
24
Hometown
Hingham, MA
Education
Hingham High School (Hingham, Mass.) ‘19 University of Notre Dame (verbally committed in 2018)
Quick Facts
- Son of Amy and Tom Barao
- Has a younger brother, Declan Barao
- Trains in Attleboro, Massachusetts, under Chuck Batchelor
- First swam at 2 years old in grandmother’s pool
- Father played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Delaware
- Mother played college basketball and swam at the College of the Holy Cross
- Hobbies include hiking, collecting sports memorabilia, taking care of his five chickens and playing with his two dogs
- Considers himself a serial entrepreneur.
Career Highlights
- 2018 Phillips 66 Nationals, 30th (400m free)
- 2018 Speedo Champions Series – North – Buffalo, 2nd (1,500m free, 800m free, 400m free)
- 2017 New England Swimming Senior Championships, 1st (1,000yd free, 500yd free)
- BAC CeraVe Long Course Invitational, 1st (200 free, 400 free)
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