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Robert Griswold
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1996-11-27) November 27, 1996 (age 27)[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Weight123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
2016 Paralympic Games G S B
Total GG SS BB
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
50 m backstroke 0 0 0
100 m backstroke 0 0 0
200 m backstroke 0 0 0
50 m breaststroke 0 0 0
100 m breaststroke 0 0 0
200 m breaststroke 0 0 0
50 m butterfly 0 0 0
100 m butterfly 0 0 0
200 m butterfly 0 0 0
50 m freestyle 0 0 0
2016 Paralympic Games

Robert Griswold is an American swimmer. He is a member of the 2016 US Paralympic Swimming Team.[2] He holds multiple American Swimming Records in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, and individual medleys.[3] He competes in the Paralympic classes S8/SB7/SM8. He currently competes for Carson-Newman University.

Early life

Griswold began swimming at the age of 6 at the Ocean County YMCA. He competed for his high school swimming team and team captain and MVP. He graduated high school in 2015.[4] Griswold is from Freehold, New Jersey.

References

  1. ^ a b "Robert Griswold Swimming". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Joel Clarke (July 3, 2016). "2016 U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team Roster announced after successful Trials in Charlotte". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. ^ Anne Lepesant (February 16, 2016). "ROBERT GRISWOLD OF CNU BREAKS 4 AMERICAN RECORDS AT BMC CHAMPIONSHIPS". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Brian Deakyne. "Robert Griswold, former Freehold Township swimmer, headed to the Olympics". NJ Advance Media.