Trent Grimsey

Athlete IDATH-1000721

AUSAustraliaSport:Swimming

Biography

Trent Grimsey is an Australian marathon swimmer and coach who represented Australia between 2006 and 2012. His international racing career included a world championship silver medal in 2009, five Australian open-water titles and victory in the 2012 international marathon-swimming Grand Prix series.

On Saturday 8 September 2012 he swam the English Channel from England to France in 6 hours and 55 minutes. Escorted by Mike Oram aboard Gallivant, he improved the earlier sub-seven-hour performance of Petar Stoychev. His crew included coach Harley Connolly and support swimmer Damián Blaum for the early-morning departure.

After his international racing career, Grimsey developed coaching programmes for long-distance swimmers. He worked with more than fifty successful Channel solo swimmers between 2015 and 2021. His achievements have been recognised by both the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

English Channel record

England–France in 6h 55m · 8 September 2012

Crossing details, recordings & verification

Country: Australia
National team: Australian Swim Team · 2006–2012
World championship medal: Silver · 2009
Featured Channel time: 6h 55m · 8 September 2012
Coach for featured swim: Harley Connolly
Later role: Marathon-swimming coach

Selected Channel swims

2012 England–France speed record

Solo swim

Saturday, 8 September 2012

England → France

Elapsed time · 6h 55m

Start clock · About 06:45 · Time zone not specified

Finish clock · Clock time not confirmed

Published account checked · See the crossing record for qualifications and supporting evidence.

Other events & swims

World Championships — men’s 25 km

Open-water swimming · Race

2009 · exact day not confirmed

Rome, Italy

Silver medal in 5:26:50.7.

Published distance · 25 km

Placing / category · 2nd · men

Published account checked · Details and qualifications are in the career evidence.

Sharjah 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup

Open-water swimming · Race

Wednesday, 21 October 2009 (event date)

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Won the men’s race in 1:48:17.25.

Published distance · 10 km

Placing / category · 1st · men

Published account checked · Details and qualifications are in the career evidence.

Career milestones

Australian representative

2006–2012

Competed as a member of the Australian Swim Team.

World championship silver

2009

Won a silver medal at the world championships in Italy.

International racing success

2012

Won the marathon-swimming Grand Prix series and set a Capri–Napoli record.

English Channel record

8 September 2012

Completed England–France in 6h 55m.

Hall of Fame inductions

2018 / 2020

Recognised by the international and Australian marathon-swimming halls of fame.

English Channel questions

Which English Channel swims are included for Trent Grimsey?: This profile includes 1 selected solo performance for Trent Grimsey. It is a selected history, not a complete career total. A continuous multi-way swim counts as one performance.
When was Trent Grimsey’s featured English Channel swim?: The featured swim started on Saturday, 8 September 2012 and finished on Saturday, 8 September 2012.
How long did Trent Grimsey’s featured Channel swim take?: The featured solo crossing has a published elapsed time of 6 hours and 55 minutes.

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