Robert Griswold
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Weight:
- 170
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- Hometown:
- Freehold, N.J.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Freehold Township
Bio
2016-17: During the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships, Griswold broke eight Paralympic American records in the S8 class...Broke the American records in the 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 fly, 50 free, 200 free, 50 back, 100 back and 200 back at the BMC Championships...Also participated in the Eagles tri-meet against Bellarmine and Maryville and their meet against Emmanuel College.
2015-16: Three top-five times in the 1000 and 1650 Free and 200 Back... Four Top-24 finishes at the BMC Championships.
High School: Team captain as a senior. Born on November 27th, 1996... Major in Political Science.
Personal: Son of Doug and Linda Griswold, joins Carson-Newman after graduating from Freehold Township High School in Freehold, N.J... Member of the U.S. Paralympic National Team and he is the world record holder in the 200 LC Backstroke and holds the American and Pan American records in the 100 Back and the 200 I.M. and he also owns the American record in the 400 Free...Won a bronze medal in the S8 100m at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio...Set a new American record in the event with a time of 1:04.68.
News mentions
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman swim team continued to rewrite their record book during day three of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships at the Mecklenburg Country Aquatics Center in Charlotte, N.C.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The fourth and final day of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships took place on Saturday at the Mecklenburg Country Aquatics Center in Charlotte, N.C and the Carson-Newman swim capped off an historic four days that saw both their men’s and women’s teams post the best finishes in program history.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The second day at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships inside the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in Charlotte, N.C. yielded more positive results for the Carson-Newman swim team.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One day is in the books at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in Charlotte, N.C. and the Carson-Newman swim team is off to a strong start, with Robert Griswold (Freehold, N.J.) breaking an American national record and the Eagles setting a new program best in the men’s 200 medley relay on Wednesday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams each coasted to pair of victories on Saturday in a tri-meet against Bellarmine University and Maryville University at the Mary T. Aquatics Center on the campus of the University of Louisville.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – After nearly a month off following three days at the Bearcats Midseason Invitational in Cincinnati, the Carson-Newman swim team will travel to the Mary T. Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Louisville for a tri-meet on Saturday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn - Life has never been short on challenges for Carson-Newman’s Robert Griswold (Freehold, N.J.). Whether it’s overcoming the difficulties of living with cerebral palsy, becoming a successful collegiate swimmer or reaching the Paralympics, the sophomore has always had to work hard to achieve his goals.
RIO de JANIERO, Brazil – Competing in his third event of the Paralympics Saturday morning, Carson-Newman sophomore Robert Griswold (Freehold, NJ) qualified for the final in the SM8 individual medley by swimming the third fastest time in the opening heats. He’ll have a chance at his second medal at 4:43pm this afternoon in the final.
RIO de JANIERO, Brazil – Robert Griswold (Freehold, NJ) swam in his final two events at the Paralympics Saturday, competing in the SM8 200m individual medley and swimming the backstroke leg of the 4x100m medley relay for Team USA. Griswold finished fourth in the individual medley and Team USA came in sixth in the medley relay.