Robert Griswold was born on November 27,1996 and is an American swimmer.
20 Facts About Robert Griswold
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Robert Griswold was a member of the 2016 and 2020 US Paralympic Swimming Teams.
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Robert Griswold holds multiple American and world paralympic swimming records in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, and individual medleys.
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Robert Griswold was born in Hickory, North Carolina, lived in Freehold Borough, New Jersey, and now lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Robert Griswold competed for his high school swimming team, and was team captain and MVP.
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Robert Griswold graduated from Freehold Township High School in 2015.
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Robert Griswold competed for two NCAA Division II schools, Carson-Newman University in Tennessee and Fresno Pacific University in California during his NCAA swimming career that began fall 2015.
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Robert Griswold competed for Indiana State University, where graduated from in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in communications.
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Robert Griswold competed at his first international meet in 2014, and rose to prominence within the S8 classification initially gaining success in the distance freestyle events, winning his first world championships bronze in 2015.
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Robert Griswold followed up his World Championships medals by qualifying for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and winning a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke.
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Robert Griswold placed fourth in the 200 m individual medley and fifth in the 400 m freestyle.
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Robert Griswold carried his success into the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games by winning the gold medal by 4.27 seconds and breaking the world record.
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Robert Griswold placed fourth in the 200 m individual medley and fifth in the 400 m freestyle.
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At the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, Robert Griswold claimed his third consecutive title in the 100 m backstroke S8.
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Robert Griswold claimed world titles in the 100 m butterfly and 200 m individual medley.
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Robert Griswold won silver medals in the 100 m freestyle and the 4x100 freestyle relay 34pts and a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle.
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One month later, SafeSport confirmed that Robert Griswold was eligible to compete at the Paralympic Games.
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SafeSport's public disciplinary database indicated that Robert Griswold was temporarily suspended on August 23,2022, for allegations of misconduct in violation of the SafeSport Code, prohibiting him from practicing or competing at any event or facility under the USO.
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Egbert, who is intellectually disabled and has autism, and has the mental capacity of a 5-year-old according to court filings, says that he was groomed by Robert Griswold, and threatened with retaliation.
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Robert Griswold was later removed as a member of the 2022 USA National Team.