Adam Grimm

Photo by: Josh Armstrong

Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo / Trevor Co

Photo by: Josh Armstrong

Events:
Free/IM
Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
O'Fallon, Mo.
High School:
Fort Zumwalt West
Squadron:
CS-25

SENIOR | 2021-22: Air Force Academy Top-Six Male Athelte of the Year ... tallied four podium finishes, a pair of WAC Championships titles and two school records set at the 2022 WAC Championships ... posted first-place finishes in the 400 IM and 200 fly, setting the school record in both events ... scored second-place in the 200 IM with a time that is the second-fastest in school history and fastest of the season ... helped the 800 free relay team to a school program record time and second-place finish at the league championships ... competed in every event on the season ... as fierce a competitor in the classroom as he is in the pool, earning Academic All-WAC honors all four years at the Academy.

JUNIOR | 2020-21: 2021 WAC Champion in the 400 IM ... WAC Academic All-Conference ... WAC Swimmer of the Week (Feb. 2) ... clocked the quickest times on the team in the 1,000 freestyle (9:17.45), 1,650 free (15:35.67), and 400 IM (3:49.63)-- 400 IM time is an NCAA B-Cut ... second-quickest time on the team in the 200 IM (1:47.64) ... swam personal season-best times in the 50 free (22.00), 200 free (1:38.42), 500 free (4:32.95), and 100 backstroke (51.64) ... CSCAA Academic All-American.

SOPHOMORE | 2019-20: 2020 WAC Champion in the 400 IM…400 IM time in the WAC finals was 3:49.53, good for the third-fastest time in program history and an NCAA B cut…Posted the team’s second-quickest times in the 1,000 (9:32.26) and 1650 freestyle (15:25.78)…1650 free time was ninth-fastest in program history…Also had the third-fastest 500 free and 200 IM times on the team…Placed fifth in the 1650 free at the WAC Championships, and eighth in the 500 free…Named to the Dean’s, Comm’s, AD’s, and Supt’s lists…Also named to the Academic All-WAC team and a CSCAA Scholar All-American.

FRESHMAN | 2018-19: Named to the Western Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…Was one of the top distance free swimmers on the team, as he had the team’s fastest 1,000 free (9:25.71) and 1650 free (15:27.96)…The 1650 time was the ninth-best in program history…Also had the second fastest 500 free time with a 4:29.19, and the second quickest 400 IM time with a 3:54.42…That was the eighth-best 400 IM time in Academy history… At the 2019 WAC Championships, placed third in the 1650 free and fourth in the 400 IM.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered all four years for Fort Zumwalt West High School, while also swimming club for the Rec-Plex Sharks…Was a Missouri Class 2 runner-up in the 500 free, as well as a third place finisher in the 200 IM…Holds eight school records, as well as three conference records…For club, named a three time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American…Was the USA Swimming Futures Champion in the 1500 free…Also a three time High Point winner for Region VIII Sectionals…Was named to his high school’s Honor Roll every semester, and earned the AP Scholar Award.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 25...Son of Steve and Sue Grimm…Has two older siblings, Stephen and Kayla…Majoring in aeronautical engineering…Lists his greatest athletic accomplishments as winning the 1500 at Futures, as well as winning a conference title two years in a row with his high school team…Credits his brother as having the greatest influence on his swimming career…His brother-in-law, Livingston, is in the Navy…Hobbies include hiking, hammocking, playing video games, and golfing…Chose the Academy “To become a part of something much bigger than myself and to serve my country.”