American swimmer
Zane Grothe (born April 22, 1992) is an American swimmer who specializes in distance and mid-distance freestyle events. He competed in the men's 400 meter freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships .[2] [3] He currently represents the DC Trident which is part of the International Swimming League .[4]
He broke the American and U.S. Open records in the 500 yard and 1650 yard freestyle events at the 2017 USA Winter National Championships .[5] [6]
Early life
Zane Grothe was born April 22, 1992, in Boulder City, Nevada , as the son of Terry Grothe and Sy Grothe.[7] Grothe attended Boulder City High School and swam for the Boulder City Henderson club team. In 2010, he finished third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:24.51) at the Southern California Swimming Grand Prix and fourth in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the 2008 USA Swimming Short Course Junior Championships. Grothe swam collegiately at Auburn University from 2010 to 2014.
College career
As a freshman, he finished fourth in the 1650-yard freestyle at SEC Championships. At the 2016 Men's NCAA Division I Championships Grothe finished sixth in the mile, and seventh in the 500-yard freestyle .[8] He also swam the 200-yard freestyle , finishing 17th.
As a sophomore, Grothe won the SEC title as part of the 800-yard freestyle relay.[9] At the 2016 Men's NCAA Division I Championships he placed fourth in the 1,650 and 500-yard freestyle .[10] He contributed to the 12th place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay and finished 14th in the 200-yard freestyle .
During his junior year as an Auburn Tiger he won his first individual title in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the 2013 SEC Championships.[11] At the 2016 Men's NCAA Division I Championships he finished seventh in the 500 and 12th in the 200-yard freestyle . [12] He also placed 15th in the mile and was part of the 800-yard freestyle relay that finished 19th.
As a senior, Grothe finished fifth in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the 2014 Men's NCAA Division I Championships . He placed 11th in the 500-yard freestyle and was part of a seventh place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay.[13]
References
^ Gibbs, Robert (June 11, 2019). "Natalie Coughlin to Return to Competition with the DC Trident" . SwimSwam .
^ "Heats results" . FINA . Retrieved July 30, 2017 .
^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes" . Budapest 2017 . Retrieved July 30, 2017 .
^ Ross, Andy (September 18, 2019). "DC Trident Adds Annika Bruhn, Simona Kubová to ISL Roster" . Swimming World .
^ "Zane Grothe Smashes American Record in 500 Free To Break 4:08 For First Time - Swimming World News" . Swimming World News . November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017 .
^ "Zane Grothe Crushes his 2nd American, U.S. Open Record This Week" . SwimSwam . December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017 .
^ "2013-2014 Swimming & Diving Roster" . Auburn Tigers . Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
^ "Zane Grothe" . SwimSwam . Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
^ "Tigers Get Three Wins to Open SEC Championships" . Auburn Tigers . Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
^ "Auburn Men Finish Sixth at NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships" . Auburn Tigers . Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
^ "The Streak is Over - Florida Men, Georgia Women Win SEC's" . College Swimming . Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
^ "NCAA Men's Championships - Day 1 Prelims" . Auburn Tigers . Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
^ "Tigers in eighth after Day 2 of NCAA Men's Championships" . Auburn Tigers . Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
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