Trent Grimsey

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Trent Grimsey winning the 2012 State Harbour Crossing in Auckland. Photo courtesy of the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series
Trent Grimsey winning the King and Queen of the Sea in Brazil, ahead of Valerio Cleri. Photo courtesy of Effect Sport
Trent Grimsey, Australian National Team member
Trent Grimsey winning the RCP Tiburon Mile
Trent Grimsey winning the King of the Sea race in Rio de Janeiro
Joey Pedraza, Trent Grimsey, Peter Thiel, Ridge Grimsey, Codie Grimsey and Alexander Studzinski at the Trans Tahoe Relay
Trent Grimsey winning the State Paihia Classic at the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series
Trent Grimsey (born 4 May 1988, nicknamed Trento) is a member of the Australian National Open Water Swimming Team and is the holder of the world record swimming across the English Channel. He won the 2012 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit and set the English Channel world record in 6 hours 55 minutes on 8 September 2012. He was awarded the Eurotunnel Trophy for the fastest CS&PF Swim of the Year in 2012.

Since making the switch from pool to open water in 2008 after just missing out on Australia's Olympic Team for Beijing in the 1500 freestyle he has shown he can mix it with the best in the world. He is a member of the Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club. Trent has two younger brothers (Codie Grimsey and Ridge Grimsey) who are also both great open water swimmers. In 2010 he completed his Diploma of Remedial Massage and is now completing his Diploma of Fitness.

He participated in the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China and on the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup and the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix series. He won the shortened 2012 Maratón Internacional Hernandarias – Paraná in Argentina and set a record at the 2012 Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in 6 hours 29 minutes, breaking the 1982 record held by Paul Asmuth. He also won the 2010 RCP Tiburon Mile in San Francisco, California and a number of other ocean swims from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (the 2009, 2010 and 2012 King of the Sea competitions) to his native Queensland and the 2012 State Paihia Classic and State Harbour Crossing in New Zealand.

He is coached by Harley Connolly at the Lawnton Swim Club and participated in the Battle Training.

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2012 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nomination

Grimsey was nominated for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year award. His nomination reads,

Few individuals have had such a busy or successful year as professional marathon swimming champion Trent Grimsey. His Barraesque schedule required hundreds of thousands of air miles from his native Queensland to participate in the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix events, invitational swims and the English Channel. Not only did he win the overall FINA Grand Prix series with two gutsy wins at the 32 km Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean and the 34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog in Canada, but he also broke the most iconic record with his 6 hour 55 minute English Channel crossing and the long-held Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy record in 6 hours 29 minutes. Along the way, he also competed in marathon swims in the 18.5 km BCT Gdynia Marathon in Poland, the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda in Argentina, and won the Oceanian Championships 10km in New Caledonia and a number of ocean swims in Australia and New Zealand. For his endurance to compete in races and travel to 4 continents, for his consistently positive outlook and his humble personality, for his record-breaking swims and numerous victories at the highest levels of the sport, Trent Grimsey is a worthy nominee for the 2012 WOWSA Open Water Swimming Man of the Year.

Grimsey's English Channel swim was also nominated for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year award. His World Open Water Swimming Association nomination reads,

The English Channel is the most hallowed waterway in the world; the bellwether venue of open water swimming; the blue chip of the sport. It was made famous in 1875 and remains the epitome, the embodiment, the quintessence challenge among distance swimmers to this day. Simply known as The Channel, its record holders are household names in the open water world. And Trent Grimsey, a rail-thin pool swimmer intelligently transformed himself over the years, strategically getting stronger, thicker, faster, smarter so his swim from Dover to Cap Gris Nez would be one for the history books. His pilot, his crew, the conditions and the course all played a role in his 6 hour 55 minute record-setting swim. For his lengthy preparation period, for his strategic approach to The Channel, for his humble nature combined with an intense passion, Trent Grimsey’s record-setting English Channel swim is a worthy nominee for the 2012 WOWSA Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year.

English Channel

Grimsey's crossing of 6 hours 55 minutes broke the existing world record held by Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria of 6:57. He started at 6:43 am from Shakespeare Beach and finished at 1:38 pm on the tip of Cap Gris Nez with Michael Oram as his escort pilot and Damian Blaum as his handler. The wind around 4 knots with a smooth sea and a flood tide not running fast.

Fastest English Channel Crossings in History

1. 6:55 by Trent Grimsey, Australia, E-F in September 2012
2. 6:57 by Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria, E-F in August 2007
3. 7:03 by Christof Wandratsch, Germany, E-F in August 2005
4. 7:05 by Yuri Kudinov, Russia, E-F in August 2007
5. 7:16 by Vitek Rostislav, Czech Republic, E-F in August 2009
6. 7:17 by Chad Hundeby, USA, E-F in September 1994
7. 7:20 by Christof Wandratsch, Germany, E-F in August 2003
8. 7:21 by Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria, E-F in August 2006
9. 7:22 by David Meca, Spain, E-F in August 2005
10. 7:25 by Yvetta Hlavacova, Czech Republic, E-F in August 2006
11. 7:40 by Penny Lee Dean, USA, E-F in July 1978

2012 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Rankings

1. Trent Grimsey (AUS) 95 points in 5 races
2. Damián Blaum (ARG) 71 points in 7 races
3. Andrea Volpini (ITA) 45 points in 7 races
4. Evgenij Pop Acev (MKD) 45 points in 6 races
5. Edoardo Stochino (ITA) 37 points in 5 races
6. Guillermo Bertola (ARG) 27 points in 4 races
7. Anton Pilipas (RUS) 14 points in 4 races

Competitions

2012:

2011:

King of the Sea (Rei do Mar) - 1st
Noosa Blue Ocean Swim - 1st
Cadiz Freedom Swim (Cape Town, South Africa) - 2nd
Australian Nationals 1500m freestyle - BRONZE
Mooloolaba Ocean Swim - 1st
Tangalooma Ocean Swim - 1st
Australian Nationals 10km - BRONZE
Australian Nationals 5km - SILVER
The Great Australian Swim (Coolangatta) - 1st
FINA World Championships 25K - 5th (Shanghai, China)
FINA Grand Prix Lac Saint-Jean 32K - 5th (Quebec, Canada)
FINA Grand Prix Lac Magog 34K - 3rd (Quebec, Canada)
Lac Magog sprint 2K - 1st (Quebec, Canada)
Fina World Cup Lac Megantic 10K -1st (Quebec, Canada)
Lac Megantic sprint 1K - 1st (Quebec, Canada)
Optimis Sport Distance Swim Challenge 20km - 1st (Los Angeles, USA)
Maui Channel Swim (team) 18K - 1st (Maui, Hawaii)
Waikiki Rough Water Swim 3.8K - 3rd (Waikiki, Hawaii)

2010:

Australian Nationals 5km - GOLD
NSW Open Water Championships 10km - 1st
NSW Open Water Championships 5km - 1st
Queensland Open Water Championships 10km - 1st
Queensland Open Water Championships 5km - 1st
The Great Australian Swim (Redcliffe) - 1st
Noosa Eyeline 1000 - 2nd
Noosa Triathlon (Teams Event) - 1st
Dolphin Ocean Classic - 2nd
Moolooalaba 1000 - 1st
Tangalooma Ocean Swim - 1st
Dicky Beach Ocean Swim - 1st
Noosa Blue Ocean Swim - 2nd
Burleigh Ocean Swim 1km & 2km - 1st

2009:

Australian Nationals 10km - GOLD
Australian Nationals 5km - GOLD
World Championships (Italy, Rome) 25km - SILVER
World Cup (UAE, Sharjah) 10km - GOLD
King Of The Sea (Brazil, Rio) 10km - 1st
Waikiki Roughwater Swim (USA, Hawaii) - 1st
Maui Channel Swim (USA, Hawaii) - 1st
RCP Tiburon Mile (USA, San Fransico) - 2nd Noosa Eyeline 1000 - 2nd
Moolooalaba 1000 - 1st
Dolphin Ocean Classic - 1st

International Accomplishments

3 Time Australian Champion (5km & 10km Open Water)
2009 FINA World Championships 25km (Rome)- SILVER
2009 FINA World Championships 10km (Rome) - 8th
2009 FINA World Cup 10km (Sharjah) - GOLD
2009 Waikiki Rough Water Swim (Hawaii)- GOLD
Member of the 2009 Maui Channel Swim Team (Hawaii) - GOLD
2009 King of the Sea 10km (Brazil) - GOLD
2009 RCP Tiburon Mile (San Francisco)- SILVER
2008 Waikiki Rough Water Swim (Hawaii)- GOLD
Member of the 2008 Maui Channel Swim Team (Hawaii) - GOLD
2008 RCP Tiburon Mile (San Francisco) - GOLD

Mottos

'NO GUTS, NO GLORY'
'NO PAIN, NO GAIN'
'NO RISK, NO REWARD'

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift" - Steven Prefontaine

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