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NANTERRE, FRANCE – JULY 29: Silver Medalist Katie Grimes of Team United States celebrates on the … [+] podium during the Swimming medal ceremony after the Women’s 400m Individual Medley Final on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 29, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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Two-time Olympic swimmer Katie Grimes has recently announced her commitment to the University of Virginia for the NCAA 2024-2025 season. Based on her best times, Grimes, the youngest U.S. Olympic swimmer at the 2020 Tokyo Games, would have won both the 500 freestyle and the mile at last year’s NCAA Championships. She will join Alex Walsh, Gretchen Walsh, and Emma Weber at Virginia, all of whom represented the United States in Paris. Regarding her commitment, Grimes wrote on Instagram:
“After much thought and consideration, I am more than excited to announce my commitment to University of Virginia!! Thank you to all of the coaches for your patience with me during this process. I am extremely grateful for my family, friends, and faith for guiding me to this point. Huge thank you to my team, Sandpipers, and Coach Ron for everything. I also want to give thanks to the team and staff at UVA and Coach Todd for all the support.”
Grimes is from Las Vegas and trained with the Sandpipers of Nevada. She is known to be a versatile swimmer with the potential to make an impact in several events. In fact, she held the top times for the 2024 class in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle, mile, 200 butterfly and 400 IM. At just 15, she placed second behind Katie Ledecky in the 800 freestyle at the 2021 Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, and at the Tokyo Games, she finished fourth in that event.
At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Grimes became the first woman in U.S. history to compete in both pool and open water events during the same Olympics. She earned a silver medal in the 400 IM and placed tenth in the 1500 freestyle. In her 10 km freestyle open water race, she earned fifteenth. After her open water race in Paris, she said, “That was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, ever, I think, with just the current.”
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 08: Katie Grimes of Team United States reacts after competing in the Marathon … [+] Swimming Women’s 10k on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Pont Alexandre III on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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The University of Virginia’s women’s team has won four consecutive NCAA Championship titles since 2021. Last season, the University of Virginia, known as the Cavaliers, scored 527.5 points, while Texas finished second with 441 points. This makes UVA the third program in history to achieve four consecutive titles in NCAA swimming, and the first since 1996.
Virginia’s head coach, Todd DeSorbo, was selected as the head coach of the U.S. women’s swimming team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Twenty-five percent of the women’s roster consisted of swimmers from UVA, including Kate Douglass, Paige Madden, Alex Walsh, Gretchen Walsh and Emma Weber. This will be DeSorbo’s eighth season coaching the Cavaliers.
ATHENS, GEORGIA – MARCH 23: The Virginia Cavaliers celebrate after winning the Division I Women’s … [+] Swimming and Diving Championships held at Ramsey Center on March 23, 2024 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Alex Slitz/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
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The odds of Virginia earning their fifth consecutive NCAA title this season are strong. Claire Curzan, who helped secure a silver medal in the 4×100 medley relay at the Tokyo Games, is also on the roster this season. In 2023, Curzan won the 200 backstroke at the NCAA Championships while representing Stanford. Her best time in the 200 backstroke would have been the fastest at Virginia last season.
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