Trent Grimsey, Date of Birth

    

Trent Grimsey

Date of Birth: 04-May-1988

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Trent Grimsey

  • Trent Grimsey (born 4 May 1988) is an Australian retired long distance swimmer who set a new record time for crossing the English Channel in 2012.
  • He won the silver medal in the 25 kilometre open water at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome.
  • He also finished 8th in the 10 km event.
  • Two years later he finished fifth in the 25 km at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai. On 8 September 2012, Grimsey became the world record holder for the fastest crossing of the English Channel with a time of 6 hours and 55 minutes, breaking the previous record held by Bulgarian Petar Stoychev by 2 minutes.Grimsey participated in several freestyle events in the pool at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
  • In 2008 he missed Olympic qualification in the 1500 metre by finishing third at the Australian trials in Sydney.

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