2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Grissom, Kyle
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Kyle Grissom
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Porterville, Calif.
- High School:
- Porterville
Bio
This Season: Kyle Grissom is a 2019 senior co-captain who is one of the Pac-12’s top sprint freestylers and butterflyers building on three years of NCAA relay experience, as well as his first All-American effort last year. He is now working toward his first NCAA individual appearance at the meet. Grissom, among USC’s all-time top 10 performers in the 50y free, has been a reliable scorer in the sprints in dual meets and will continue to be a relay mainstay.
2018: Grissom earned his first career All-American honor as a 2018 junior, helping USC’s 200y free relay to fifth in a school record 1:15.72, swimming the anchor leg … At the 2018 Pac-12 Championships, he posted his third B final appearance in the 50y free, finishing 12th with a PR 19.65. He was also 17th in the 100y free (PR 44.02) and 19th in the 100y fly (PR 47.05) … His efforts at the Texas Invitational were highlighted by a 13th in the 50y free (19.81) and a 22nd in the 100y fly (47.54) … He raced in two events at the 2018 U.S. Summer Nationals, taking 19th in the 50m fly (24.24) and 87th in the 100m fly (56.46).
2017: Grissom swam on two relays as a 2017 sophomore at the NCAA Championships, helping USC to 11th in the 200y medley relay. The 200y free relay he was part of was DQ’d … At the 2017 Pac-12 Championships, Grissom was 11th in the 50y free (19.69, making him 10th-fastest ever at USC), 17th in the 100y free (44.07) and 18th in the 100y fly (47.17). All three times were PRs. He also swam on USC’s 200y medley and free relays.
2016: Grissom swam in two events at the 2016 NCAA Championships and scored in the 50y free at the Pac-12 Championships as a freshman. At the NCAAs, he anchored USC's 200y freestyle and medley relays, which finished 19th and 18th, respectively ... At the Pac-12s, he was 11th in the 50y free with a 19.95 after a PR 19.88 in prelims. He also was 18th in the 100y free (44.49, PR) and swam the prelims of the 100y fly (48.27, PR) ... His regular season was highlighted by an incredible anchor leg in the 200y free relay against Cal where he erased a 0.51 deficit to help USC win by 0.04 and clinch Troy's first win over the Bears since 2000 ... He competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, tying for 94th in the 100m fly (55.17).
High School: Grissom was a prep All-American at Porterville (Calif.) High, where he was the CIF Central Section record holder in the 100y fly. As a 2015 senior, he was second in the 50y free (20.43) at the CIF State Championships and 12th in the 100y fly. (49.26). He also won Central Section titles in the 50y free (20.45) and 100y fly (49.02) in 2015, defending his titles from 2014. A 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100m fly, he was a four-year All-Tulare County first team pick and a two-time Fresno Bee Swimmer of the Year.
Club: Tule Nations.
Personal: Grissom, born Nov. 22, 1997, is an avid table tennis player. He is an economics major.
GRISSOM'S PERSONAL RECORDS:
2018: Grissom earned his first career All-American honor as a 2018 junior, helping USC’s 200y free relay to fifth in a school record 1:15.72, swimming the anchor leg … At the 2018 Pac-12 Championships, he posted his third B final appearance in the 50y free, finishing 12th with a PR 19.65. He was also 17th in the 100y free (PR 44.02) and 19th in the 100y fly (PR 47.05) … His efforts at the Texas Invitational were highlighted by a 13th in the 50y free (19.81) and a 22nd in the 100y fly (47.54) … He raced in two events at the 2018 U.S. Summer Nationals, taking 19th in the 50m fly (24.24) and 87th in the 100m fly (56.46).
2017: Grissom swam on two relays as a 2017 sophomore at the NCAA Championships, helping USC to 11th in the 200y medley relay. The 200y free relay he was part of was DQ’d … At the 2017 Pac-12 Championships, Grissom was 11th in the 50y free (19.69, making him 10th-fastest ever at USC), 17th in the 100y free (44.07) and 18th in the 100y fly (47.17). All three times were PRs. He also swam on USC’s 200y medley and free relays.
2016: Grissom swam in two events at the 2016 NCAA Championships and scored in the 50y free at the Pac-12 Championships as a freshman. At the NCAAs, he anchored USC's 200y freestyle and medley relays, which finished 19th and 18th, respectively ... At the Pac-12s, he was 11th in the 50y free with a 19.95 after a PR 19.88 in prelims. He also was 18th in the 100y free (44.49, PR) and swam the prelims of the 100y fly (48.27, PR) ... His regular season was highlighted by an incredible anchor leg in the 200y free relay against Cal where he erased a 0.51 deficit to help USC win by 0.04 and clinch Troy's first win over the Bears since 2000 ... He competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, tying for 94th in the 100m fly (55.17).
High School: Grissom was a prep All-American at Porterville (Calif.) High, where he was the CIF Central Section record holder in the 100y fly. As a 2015 senior, he was second in the 50y free (20.43) at the CIF State Championships and 12th in the 100y fly. (49.26). He also won Central Section titles in the 50y free (20.45) and 100y fly (49.02) in 2015, defending his titles from 2014. A 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100m fly, he was a four-year All-Tulare County first team pick and a two-time Fresno Bee Swimmer of the Year.
Club: Tule Nations.
Personal: Grissom, born Nov. 22, 1997, is an avid table tennis player. He is an economics major.
GRISSOM'S PERSONAL RECORDS:
| Event | Time |
| 50-yard free | 19.60 |
| 100-yard free | 44.02 |
| 100-yard fly | 47.05 |
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