Kathryn Grimes
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Katie Grimes (born 1 August 2006) is a 17-year-old American Olympic pool and open water swimmer from Las Vegas, Nevada who represents Sandpipers of Nevada and is coached by Ron Aitken.
Swimming Highlights
- On 16 September 2022, she won the 7.5 km FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Mahé, Seychelles in 1:22:38.50 at the age of 16.
- On 20 June 2022, she won a silver medal in the 1500m freestyle at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 15:44.89 at the age of 16.
- On 29 June 2022, she finished 5th in the 10 km in 2:02:37.20 at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary at the age of 16.
- On 28 May 2022, she finished 8th in the 10 km in 2:09:35.10 at the FINA Marathon Swim World Series in Setubal, Portugal at the age of 16.
- On 18 September 2022, she won the Mixed 4x1500m Relay for 14-16 years olds at the 2022 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships in the Seychelles together with Claire Weinstein, Nathan Szobota and Sam Marsteiner.
- On 3 April 2022, she won the USA Swimming National Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 7.5 km in Fort Myers, Florida at the age of 16.
- On 1 April 2022, she won the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km in Fort Myers, Florida at the age of 16.
- On 29 July 2021, she qualified 6th in the 800m freestyle and finished 4th at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at the age of 15.
- She won the 2021 USA Swimming 5 km Junior National Championships in 1:04:04 at the age of 15.
- On 16 December 2021, she finished 25th in the 10 km in 2:01:04.00 at the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in the UAE at the age of 15.
- On 15 December 2021, she finished 4th in the Mixed 4x1500m relay in 1:08:17.10 at the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in the UAE at the age of 15.
- She finished 2nd in the 2019 USA Swimming Junior National Open Water Swimming Championship 5 km race in 1:02:26 at the age of 13.
- She finished 4th in the 2021 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km in Fort Myers, Florida on 16 April 2021 in 2:05:25 at the age of 15.
- She won the 5 km race at the 2021 USA Swimming Junior National Open Water Swimming Championships in Fort Myers, Florida on 17 April 2021 at the age of 15.
- On 8 October 2021, she won the 10 km Las Vegas Open Water Champions Cup in Lake Las Vegas at the age of 15.
External links
- Reflections on Golden Goggles Awards - Differences between Pool and Open Water Swimmers
- Will Golden Goggles Awards Be Worn By Open Water Swimming Tonight?
- Who Will Compete At The Women’s 2024 Paris Olympic 10K Marathon Swim?
- 10 Top Women on a Hot Streak in Open Water Swimming – October 2022
- USA Wins Mixed 4x1500m Relay at FINA World Junior Open Water Championships
- Takeaways from the 2022 FINA World Championships
- Ana Marcela Cunha is Headliner at FINA World Championship 10K Marathon Swim
- Speed At Any Distance
- Katie Grimes, David Heron Win 3,000 For Swimming 15,000
- Las Vegas Open Water Champions Cup Kicks Off Today In Lake Las Vegas
- Katie Grimes Nearly Joins Her Open Water Colleagues On The Olympic Podium
- Ilya Kharun and Luke Ellis Go 1-2 as the Sandpipers of Nevada Swim Very Fast
- Kathryn Grimes Wins Junior Nationals On Day 2 In Fort Myers
- Erica Sullivan Upsets Ashley Twichell and Haley Anderson to Win National Championship
- Chase Travis Wins USA Junior Nationals 5K
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- The Rivalry Continues: Haley Anderson vs. Ashley Twichell
- Team USA
- Meet Katie Grimes, the 15-year-old USA swimmer dubbed 'the future' by Katie Ledecky
- Katie Grimes is more than the ‘future’ of swimming with impressive Olympic showing
