Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster
Gridley, Kaelyn
Kaelyn Gridley
- Position:
- Breaststroke
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- New Trier
- Hometown:
- Wilmette, Ill.
Bio
Personal Bests and Event Progression
Academic Accolades
2024-25 (Junior)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
2022-23 (Freshman)
Prior to Duke: No. 15 rated recruit in the 2022-23 signing class … was the fastest breaststroker in high school class …
Academic Accolades
- All-ACC Academic Team (2022-23, 2023-24)
- First Team All-American (NCAA’s 2024 – 200 Breaststroke, 400 Medley Relay)
- Second Team All-American (NCAA’s 2024 – 200 Medley Relay)
- 2024 U.S. Olympic Trial Qualifier
- 18 and under U.S. Champion (1:08.69 – 100 Breaststroke – Silver Medal)
- First Team All-American (NCAA’s 2023 – 200 Breaststroke)
2024-25 (Junior)
- Posted 12 first-place finishes during the season
- Placed first in the 100 Breast with a time of 58.59 and first in the 200 Breast with a season-best 2:05.71 at the Wolfpack Elite Invitational
- Set a personal best of 58.14 in the 100 Breast against North Carolina
- Won the 100 Breast with a time of 58.23 and finished fifth in the 200 Breast with a 2:07.71 at the ACC Championships
- Finished fourth in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:05.91 and eighth in the 100 Breast with a time of 58.72 at the NCAA Championships
2023-24 (Sophomore)
- Two-time First Team All-American placing fourth in the 200 Breaststroke at the NCAA Championships with a school record-breaking time of 2:04.94
- Apart of the All-American 400 Medley Relay
- Second Team All-American in the 200 Medley Relay
- Scored 26 points at the ACC Championships including a second-place finish in the 100 Breaststroke
- Broke a school record in the 100 Breaststroke while winning the GAC Invitational
- Posted 10 first-place finishes during the dual meet season including two wins against Texas
- Advanced to the semifinals at the US Olympic Qualifier, touching in third with a time of 1:06.80 (personal best) in the 100 breaststroke
- Finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke finals with a time of 1:06.67 at Olympic Qualifiers
- Secured her second semifinal appearance at the US Olympic Qualifier in the 200 breaststroke, touching in fifth place with a time of 2:27.14, before finishing fifth in the finals with a time of 2:25.82
- Tallied a fourth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke at NCAA’s, clocking in with a personal best time of 2:04.94
- Earned bronze at ACC Championships in the 100 breaststroke, touching with a time of 58.81
- Finished fourth in the 200 breaststroke at ACC Championships, touching with a time of 2:08.48
2022-23 (Freshman)
- Collected her first collegiate individual victory against Virginia Tech in the 100 Breaststroke, clocking in a 1:01.23
- Tallied a then-season best in the 100 Breaststroke against South Carolina, touching in at 1:00.82
- Set a personal best at the NC State GAC Invitational in the 200 Breaststroke, clocking a time of 2:07.82 and finishing third
- Also finished fourth in the 100 Breaststroke at the NC State GAC Invitational
- Became the 18 and under U.S. Champion at the Toyota U.S. Open Championships, clocking a time of 1:08.46 in the 100 Breaststroke, finishing behind Ireland’s Mona McSharry
- Broke the school record in the 100 Breaststroke at North Carolina, surpassing Sarah Foley’s record time and touching in at 59.12
- Collected a silver medal at the ACC Championships in the 200 Breaststroke, clocking in a personal best and NCAA B-Cut (2:06.74)
- Joined Sarah Foley as the only duo in program history to collect first-team All-American status at NCAA’s
- Finished sixth in the 200 Breaststroke at the NCAA Championships, clocking in with a time of 2:06.26
Prior to Duke: No. 15 rated recruit in the 2022-23 signing class … was the fastest breaststroker in high school class …
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