Katie Grimes Height, Age, Bio, Wiki, Career, Net Worth & More

Katie Grimes is a 15 years old American swimmer. She recently qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games by finishing second against Katie Ledecky in the 800-meter freestyle at U. S. swimming trials, that held in Omaha, Nebraska. Katie Grimes net worth is still under review at the moment.

Early life

Katie Grimes was born in June 2006 in the United States of America. There is not enough information regarding her past life, parents, and academic background. Though, it looks like she was swimming from the starting days of her life. Katie’s parents seem quite happy with her achievement. She was tightly hugged by her parents, who were sitting in the front row when she finished second at the 800 meters swimming trial event.

Katie’s mom even told her she is so proud of her daughter. Earlier, Grimes was training in Nevada as a distance freestyle swimmer. Only a few fans would have known about her before, but she became a relatively known figure after her impressive swimming trial at Omaha. On Tuesday, June 13, 2021, she exploded herself in 1,500 preliminary examinations, where she knocked down her previous best time record of 13 seconds.

Katie Grimes Career

Katie finished at eighth place in prelims, where she beat her own personal best time by 6 seconds. Grimes came up with improvised form a day later and stunned the audiences who were present in Omaha. On Wednesday, June 15, she finished in third place in the 1,500-meter freestyle at U. S. Olympic swimming trials. Though, she finished slightly second away from getting into a teenage trip to Tokyo.

On June 19, 2021, she got all prepared for the 800-meter swimming trials. On the trial event, she was competing against Katie Ledecky, who qualified for the Olympics first time in 2012. The two swimmers gave a tough fight to each other. In the end, Grimes lost to Ledecky by just six seconds.

With finishing second, she became the youngest American swimmer, who had qualified for the Olympics since Ledecky. Grimes was really glad to sit next to Ledecky at a post-race news conference. Grimes shared her happiness on being in the same team with Ledecky. Nine years back. Ledecky came from nowhere, and stunned U. S. trials in 2012, by winning gold in 800 at the Olympics.

Katie Grimes Height, Weight & Measurements

At the current age of 15, Katie Grimes stands to be somewhere between 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 10 inches or 170 cm to 178 cm tall and weighs around 52 kg or 115 pounds. Her body measurements are not known at the moment. Likewise, her hair color and eye color are both dark brown.

Katie Grimes Personal Life

Katie Grimes doesn’t seem to be dating anyone right now. She seems to be much focused on her swimming career right now. Grimes is not either available on social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram.

Katie Grimes Net Worth

At 15 years of young age, she has clinched a spot for the first Olympic Team. Katie would surely go further in upcoming events and claim new records. She must have earned a satisfying amount from her early swimming career. However, her exact earning and net worth figure have not been revealed yet.

Katie Grimes News

• Meet Katie Grimes, the 'old-soul' teenager who is Team USA's most versatile swimmer in Paris – USA TODAY
  Meet Katie Grimes, the 'old-soul' teenager who is Team USA's most versatile swimmer in Paris  USA TODAY
• Six swimming stars reveal what USA versus Australia rivalry means to them ahead of Paris 2024 – Olympics
  Six swimming stars reveal what USA versus Australia rivalry means to them ahead of Paris 2024  Olympics
• Katie Grimes Redefines Endurance Swimming at U.S. Olympic Trials – Sports Illustrated
  Katie Grimes Redefines Endurance Swimming at U.S. Olympic Trials  Sports Illustrated