Chris O'Grady

Derek Zhang

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Swimmer Chris O'Grady takes a breath while swimming breaststroke.

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Chris O'Grady takes a breathe while swimming breaststroke.

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Photo by: Yannick Peterhans/USC Athletics

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Chris O'Grady - USC Trojans Men's Swim and Dive

Photo by: John McGillen / USC Athletics

Height:
6-4
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
La Canada, Calif.
High School:
La Canada

2023-24 SEASON:

At the Pac-12 Championships, O’Grady finished 5th in the 200y breaststroke (1:53.72 / 1:52.77), 29th in the 200y IM (1:48.91), and 21st in the 100y breaststroke (53.39 / 53.94). He also helped USC to a 4th place finish in the 200y medley relay (1:25.84) and a 4th place finish in the 400y freestyle relay (2:54.33)
As an individual in the NCAA Championships, O’Grady finished 33rd in the 200y breaststroke (1:55.76) and 39th in the 100y breaststroke (53.40)

2022-23 SEASON:

At Pac-12’s, O’Grady finished 5th in the 200y breaststroke (1:52.77), 8th in the 100y breaststroke (52.27) and 24th in the 200y IM (1:46.44). He also helped USC to a fourth-place finish in the 200y medley relay (breaststroke leg), a fifth-place finish in the 400y free relay and participated in the 400y medley relay.
At the NCAA Championships, O’Grady finished 34th in the 100y breaststroke (52.52) and 200y breaststroke (1:54.58).

2021-22 SEASON:

At the NCAA Championships, O’Grady finished 16th in the 200-yard breast (1:52.41/1:52.89), 26th in the 100-yard breast (52.33) and 53rd in the 200-yard IM (1:45.74)
At Pac-12’s, scored twice, finishing 2nd in the 100-yard Breaststroke (51.88/51.69) and 5th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:52.66/1:51.67)
Broke the USC school record in the 200y breaststroke (set by teammate Ben Dillard) at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a 1:51.67
All-American (Honorable mention - 200y breast)

High School: Grady prepped at La Canada High School where he was a Junior National qualifier. In 2021, O’Grady was a two-time finalist at the California CIF Southern – Division 1 Section Championships, finishing second in the 100y breast (54.14) and third in the 200y free (1:37.59) ... Helped his club team (Rose Bowl Aquatics) to 2021 Speedo Summer Championships Title and 2019 Winter Junior Nationals West title … In 2019, he raced in three events at junior nationals, and notched a best time while competing at the Carlsbad Sectionals ... Holds multiple Rose Bowl Aquatics club team records and La Canada varsity swim team records. He broke two 30-year-old Rose Bowl Aquatics records in the 100 LCM breast (1:03.06 - Olympic Trials qualifying time) and the 200 LCM Breast (2:18.09) … 2020 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... NISCA All-American

Club: Rose Bowl Aquatics

Personal: Parents Margaret and John O'Grady. Father, John, swam for the University of Wyoming... Younger brother Pierce O'Grady is also on the swim team ...

O'GRADY'S PERSONAL RECORD

EVENT	TIME
100y Free	45.46
200y Free	1:36.49
100y Breast	51.53
200y Breast	1:51.67
500y Free	4:36.83
100y Fly	49.89
200y IM	1:44.93

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Roster

Ryan Abdollahi

Diego Balbi

Cole Ballard

Andrew Brown

Junhao Chan

Krzysztof Chmielewski

Michal Chmielewski

Ronald Dalmacio

Ben Dillard

Diggory Dillingham

Nasim Elkassem

Anthony Fitzgerald

Laurent Gosselin-Paradis

Salvador Goya

Robert Gref

Luke Maurer

William Miller

Jack Moloney

Keller Morgan

Chris O'Grady

Pierce O'Grady

Griffin O'Leary

Sanberk Oktar

Thomas Olsen

Mateo Parker

Evan Pickles

Ian Pickles

Artem Selin

Oliver Sogaard-Andersen

Danny Syrkin

Shangfei Wang

Moritz Wesemann

Nathan Wu

Derek Zhang

Roster

Ryan Abdollahi

Diego Balbi

Cole Ballard

Andrew Brown

Junhao Chan

Krzysztof Chmielewski

Michal Chmielewski

Ronald Dalmacio

Ben Dillard

Diggory Dillingham

Nasim Elkassem

Anthony Fitzgerald

Laurent Gosselin-Paradis

Salvador Goya

Robert Gref

Luke Maurer

William Miller

Jack Moloney

Keller Morgan

Chris O'Grady

Pierce O'Grady

Griffin O'Leary

Sanberk Oktar

Thomas Olsen

Mateo Parker

Evan Pickles

Ian Pickles

Artem Selin

Oliver Sogaard-Andersen

Danny Syrkin

Shangfei Wang

Moritz Wesemann

Nathan Wu

Derek Zhang

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