Robert Griswold

Robert Griswold

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	November 27, 1996[1]
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Weight	123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, 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. "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.