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Grant Grenfell Season 2012-13

Position
Back/individual Medley
Height
5'8
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Baton Rouge, La.
High School
Catholic HS

JUNIOR SEASON (2014-15)
Added personal best times of 48.63 in the 100 back and 48.46 in the 100 fly at SEC Championships … Finished 29th in the 100 back and 34th in the 100 fly overall … Earned a win in the bonus final of the 100 back with a time of 50.04 at the Texas A&M Invite … Reached the consolation final of the 200 back at midseason and finished seventh … Touched the wall seventh in the 100 and 200 back against Florida … Finished second in the backstroke events in the win against Incarnate Word … Added third-place finishes in the backstroke events against Tennessee … Earned his third varsity letter.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013-14)
Set career highs once again in the 100 butterfly (48.95), 200 butterfly (1:50.56) and 200 backstroke (1:46.32) at the SEC Championships … Continued to provide depth to the fly and backstroke events … Finished second in the “C” final of the 100 back (50.85) at the Texas A&M Invite … Finished 16th overall in the 200 backstroke with a mark of 1:52.63 … Also collected a 15th in the 100 fly with a time of 50.32 … A member of the team that finished fifth in the 400-medley relay at the A&M Invite … Earned his second varsity letter.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012-13)
Made strides his rookie season in the backstroke, butterfly and individual medley events as he qualified for the SEC Championships … Set his season bests in the 200 backstroke (1:47.92), 100 butterfly (49.27) and the 200 butterfly (1:50.56) at the SEC Championships … Recorded his midseason top marks in the 100 back (51.80), 200 back (1:50.55) and 200 IM (1:54.35) at the Phil Hansel midseason invitational … Swam his season low in the 200 fly (1:54.45) in a dual with Texas A&M … Touched the wall first in the consolation final of the 200 back (1:50.55) at the Phil Hansel Invite … Took third in the 200 back (1:55.17) in a victory over Kentucky.

PRIOR TO LSU
Home grown product who looks to take his career to the next level with LSU … Four-time All-American and three-time Academic All-American … Three-time state individual state champion … Broke multiple school records … Went undefeated individually during his senior season … Guided his squad to a 2011 State Championship … Member of the National Honors Society … Also competed with the local Tiger Aquatics Swim Club.

PERSONAL
Born July 14, 1994 … Parents are John and Katherine Grenfell … Has two siblings – Brady and Ty … Majoring in biological sciences.

GRENFELL’S TOP TIMES
100 backstroke, 48.63, 2015 SEC Championships
200 backstroke, 1:46.32, 2014 SEC Championships
100 butterfly, 48.46, 2015 SEC Championships
200 butterfly, 1:50.56, 2014 SEC Championships

GRENFELL’S TOP 2014-15 TIMES
100 backstroke, 48.63, SEC Championships
200 backstroke, 1:47.12, SEC Championships
100 butterfly, 48.46, SEC Championships

 

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