After coming in 10th last year, Tennessee has managed to keep a handful of swimmers as 5th years, pick up 3 key transfers, and bring in a giant freshmen class
PREP YEAR IN REVIEW: Boys Swimmer of the Year Evan Grinter of Edwardsville
Swim pedigree hasEvan Grinter primed
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Edwardsville’s Evan Grinter swims the breaststroke during a 2021 meet. Grinter is the 2021 Telegraph Boys Swimmer of the Year.Matt Kamp, Hearst Illinois | For The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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Evan Grinter of Edwardsville won the 50-yard freestyle in 21.87 seconds and won the 100-yard freestyle in 49.57 at the Region 4 meet, which was put together to take the place of the traditional IHSA area sectional meet. The IHSA cancelled the boys swim postseason last season because of the pandemic.Matt Kamp, Hearst Illinois | For The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
Former EHS All-Stater winding down Tennessee career
Former EHS standoutsetting her sights ahead
Pete Hayes, phayes@thetelegraph.com
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University of Tennessee swimmer Bailey Grinter, a senior from Edwardsville, warms up prior to a race earlier this month against Kentucky in Knoxville, Tennessee.Photo by John Golliher | Tennessee AthleticsShow MoreShow Less
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Bailey Grinter swims the backstroke during final session of the 2020 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center in Auburn, Ala.Photo by Andrew Ferguson | Tennessee AthleticsShow MoreShow Less
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Bailey Grinter is making the best of an unusual situation as a senior on the University of Tennessee swim team. And she said all things considered, it’s been as normal as she could make it.