Katie Grimes

Katie Grimes (born January 8, 2006) is an American competitive swimmer. She placed fourth in the 800 meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she was the youngest member of the US Olympic Team at 15 years of age.

Katie Grimes
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (2006-01-08) January 8, 2006
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSandpipers of Nevada
CoachRon Aitken
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
U.S. Open
2020 Irvine 400 m medley
2020 Irvine 400 m freestyle

Early life

Grimes spent her early childhood in Las Vegas, and began her career swimming for the Sandpipers competitive team in Nevada.[1]

2020 Olympic Games
See also: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics

At the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Grimes qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 800 meter freestyle, placing second after Katie Ledecky with a time of 8:20.36.[2] Following the race, Ledecky commented that Grimes was the "future" of swimming in the United States, and also said to Grimes, "Heck yeah I mean you're the now. You're the present."[3][4]

Ledecky gave Grimes the nickname of "Katie squared" after they became teammates. When she arrived in Tokyo, Japan, she was 15 years old and the youngest athlete on the 2020 US Olympic team.[5] Grimes ranked second overall in the prelims heats of the 800 meter freestyle with a time of 8:17.05, which was less than a second and a half slower than first-ranked swimmer in the prelims heats, Katie Ledecky.[6][7] In the final, Grimes placed fourth with a time of 8:19.38, finishing within six seconds of both silver medalist Ariarne Titmus of Australia and bronze medalist Simona Quadarella of Italy.[8][9]

2021 World Short Course Championships

Grimes entered to compete in the 800 meter freestyle at the 2021 World Short Course Championships held at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in December.[10] As part of the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival, also run by FINA and held at the same time as the championships, Grimes entered to compete in the 10 kilometer open water swim.[11]

References
  1. "Olympic future is now for 15-year-old Las Vegas swimmer". 21 July 2021.
  2. "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 800m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. June 19, 2021.
  3. McDonald, Scott (June 20, 2021). "15-Year-Old Katie Grimes Makes Olympic Team, called 'Future of Swimming' by Katie Ledecky". Newsweek. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. EDWARD SUTELAN (July 18, 2021). "Meet Katie Grimes, the 15-year-old USA swimmer dubbed 'the future' by Katie Ledecky". Sporting News.
  5. Lemoncelli, Jenna (29 July 2021). "Katie Grimes is more than the 'future' of swimming with impressive Olympic showing". New York Post.
  6. Anderson, Mark (July 29, 2021). "Katie Grimes qualifies for 800-meter freestyle finals". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  7. Reyes, Lorenzo (July 30, 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympics schedule: U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky looks to threepeat in 800m freestyle". USA Today. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  8. "Tokyo 2020 Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle Results". Olympics.com.
  9. Branch, John (July 30, 2021). "Katie Ledecky won the women's 800-meter freestyle". The New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  10. FINA (December 14, 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Entries Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  11. "FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2021 - Grand Finale: Women 10km". FINA. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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