Sean Grieshop

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Sean Grieshop
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
BornNovember 23, 1998 (1998-11-23) (age 25)
Height6 ft 2 in (188.0 cm)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World University Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Naples 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Naples400 m medley
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Singapore 400 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Singapore 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Singapore 200 m medley
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Maui 400 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Maui4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Maui 1500 m freestyle
Representing the California Golden Bears

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Event1st2nd3rd
NCAA Championships 021
Total021
By race
Event1st2nd3rd
500 y freestyle010
400 y medley011
Total021
NCAA Championships
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Austin 500 y freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Austin 400 y medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Greensboro 400 y medley

Sean Grieshop (born November 23, 1998) is an American competitive swimmer. Grieshop swam for Nitro Swimming in Texas, and after setting numerous National Age Group records, he now swims for the University of California Berkeley Golden Bears. At the 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, he won the bronze medal in the 1500 meter freestyle with a time of 15:29.87. [1] While competing at the 2015 World Junior Championships, he set his first Junior World Record in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay with teammates Grant Shoults, Maxime Rooney, and Grant House. At the same meet, he won the gold medal in the 400m individual medley as well as bronze in the 200m individual medley.

At the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, Grieshop set his first individual Junior World Record in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:14.00. [2] In August, at the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Maui, Hawaii, he won the gold medal in the 400 meter individual medley with a 4:16.05 and a silver medal in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay with a final relay time of 7:22.73, contributing a split time of 1:50.76 for the fourth leg of the relay. [3]

In 2018, Grieshop qualified for the Pan Pacific Championships in the 400 Individual Medley.

In 2019, Grieshop placed 2nd in the 400 IM at the World University Games.

In 2021, Grieshop placed 16th in the 400 IM at the US Olympic Trials. [4]

He has been named to the United States National Team (USA Swimming) for 3 consecutive years.

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