Kathryn Eileen Grimes (born January 8, 2006) is an American competitive

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. At the

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, she won silver medals in the 1500 meter freestyle and the 400 meter individual medley. She placed fourth in the 800 meter freestyle at the

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, where she was the youngest member of the US Olympic Team at 15 years of age.

Early life

Grimes spent her early childhood in Las Vegas, and began her career swimming for the

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competitive team in Nevada.

2020 Olympic Games

At the 2020 US Olympic Trials in

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, Grimes qualified for the

in the 800 meter freestyle, placing second after

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with a time of 8:20.36. 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."McDonald, Scott (June 20, 2021)
"15-Year-Old Katie Grimes Makes Olympic Team, called 'Future of Swimming' by Katie Ledecky"
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''. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Ledecky gave Grimes the nickname of "Katie squared" after they became teammates. When she arrived in

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, she was 15 years old and the youngest athlete on the 2020 US Olympic team. 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.Anderson, Mark (July 29, 2021)
"Katie Grimes qualifies for 800-meter freestyle finals"
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''. Retrieved December 15, 2021.Reyes, Lorenzo (July 30, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics schedule: U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky looks to threepeat in 800m freestyle"
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''. Retrieved December 15, 2021. In the final, Grimes placed fourth with a time of 8:19.38, finishing within six seconds of both silver medalist

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and bronze medalist

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.Branch, John (July 30, 2021)
"Katie Ledecky won the women's 800-meter freestyle"
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''. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

2021 World Short Course Championships

Grimes entered to compete in the 800 meter freestyle at the 2021 World Short Course Championships held at

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in December.

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(December 14, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Entries Book"
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''. Retrieved December 15, 2021. As part of the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival, also run by

and held at the same time as the championships, Grimes entered to compete in the 10 kilometer open water swim, where she placed 25th with a time of 2:01:04.0."FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2021 – Grand Finale: Women 10km"

. Retrieved December 15, 2021. The following day, December 17, Grimes swam a 8:16.01 in the prelims heats of the 800 meter freestyle at the championships, finishing fifth in her heat, ranking seventh overall and qualifying for the final the following day.

(December 17, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 800m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved December 17, 2021. December 18, Grimes officially withdrew from competition alongside teammate

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and did not race in the final of the 800 meter freestyle due to

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-related protocols in place at the championships.Lohn, John (December 18, 2021)
"COVID-19 Protocols Knock Katie Grimes and Lydia Jacoby Out of World Champs"
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''. Retrieved December 18, 2021.Keith, Braden (December 18, 2021)
"Americans Katie Grimes, Lydia Jacoby Pulled From World Championships"
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''. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

2022

On April 1, Grimes won the 10 kilometer marathon swim at the 2022 US Open Water National Championships.Harder, Matthew (April 1, 2022)
"2022 US Open Water Nationals: 15-Year-Old Olympian Katie Grimes Wins 10K"
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''. Retrieved April 1, 2022. She also won the national junior title in the 7.5 kilometer open water swim.Sagendorph, Kyle (April 4, 2022)
"Sandpipers of Nevada Products Grab Three of Four Titles on Open Water Nationals Final Day"
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''. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

2022 International Team Trials

At the 2022 US International Team Trials in

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in late April, she placed fourth in the 800 meter freestyle with a time of 8:22.73.

(April 26, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 800m Freestyle Final Heat Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved April 26, 2022. The following day, she ranked eighth in the prelims heats of the 200 meter freestyle, qualifying for the final with her time of 1:58.67.

(April 27, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved April 27, 2022. Later in the same session, she qualified for the final of the 200 meter backstroke with a time of 2:11.31 and overall eighth-rank.

(April 27, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Backstroke Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved April 27, 2022. In the evening finals session, she placed eighth in the 200 meter freestyle with a 1:58.22 and did not swim in the final of the 200 meter backstroke.

(April 27, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

(April 27, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results"
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''. Retrieved April 27, 2022. On day three, she ranked second in the prelims heats of the 400 meter individual medley with a time of 4:41.02, advancing to the evening final.

(April 28, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved April 28, 2022. She won the final with a time of 4:36.17, qualifying for the

team in the event.

(April 28, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
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''. Retrieved April 28, 2022. The next day, she ranked sixth in the preliminary heats of the 400 meter freestyle with a 4:11.39 and qualified for the evening final.

(April 29, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 400m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved April 29, 2022. She placed fourth in the final, finishing in 4:06.67.

(April 29, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 400m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved April 29, 2022. In the final of the 1500 meter freestyle on day five, she swam a 15:51.36, placing second and qualifying for the World Championships team in the event.

(April 30, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

2022 Marathon Swim World Series

For the 10 kilometre marathon swim at the first leg of the 2022 Marathon Swim World Series, held at

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in late May, Grimes placed eighth overall, ranked eighth amongst female competitors in terms of points scored, and ranked as the highest-scoring female American competitor."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 – Leg 1: Results Women 10km"

. May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022: Women Ranking 2022"

. May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022. Based on her result at the World Series, she was named to the USA Swimming roster for the 10 kilometre marathon swim in open water swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships."USA Swimming Names Nine Open Water Swimmers to FINA World Championships Roster"
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''. May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.

2022 World Aquatics Championships

Grimes started her competition at the

on the second day of pool swimming, advancing to the final of the 1500 meter freestyle from the preliminaries, where she swam a 15:57.05 to enter the final with a prelims time over half a second faster than fourth-ranked

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(June 19, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 1500m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved June 19, 2022. She swam a personal best time of 15:44.89 in the final to win the silver medal, finishing over four full seconds ahead of bronze medalist

(June 20, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved June 20, 2022.Régis, Marlos (June 2022)
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(in Portuguese). ''surtoolimpico.com.br''. Retrieved July 23, 2022. On the final day of pool swimming competition, she ranked second in the prelims of the 400 meter individual medley, qualifying for the final with a time of 4:36.68.

(June 25, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved June 25, 2022. In the final, she won the silver medal with a personal best time of 4:32.67.

(June 25, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
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''. Retrieved June 25, 2022. Following pool swimming competition, she competed in the 10 kilometer open water swim, placing fifth with a time of 2:02:37.2, which was less than 10 seconds behind gold medalist

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of the

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(June 29, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 10km Results"
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''. Retrieved June 29, 2022.

FINA World Cup

On the second day Indianapolis leg of the 2022

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, Grimes swam the short course 1500m freestyle, earning the World Junior Record in the process.

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Legend: h – prelims heat

Awards

* ''

'', Top 100 (Women's): 2022 (#39)Sutherland, James (January 13, 2022)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Women's #40–31"
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''. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

References

External links

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