2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Grinter, Bailey
Free/Fly/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Butterfly
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Butterfly
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Back/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/IM/Breast
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Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
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Diving
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Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Breaststroke
/ Swimming & Diving
Breaststroke
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Breaststroke
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/Fly/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Backstroke
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Breaststroke
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
IM/Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/IM/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Breaststroke
/ Swimming & Diving
Butterfly
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming & Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming & Diving
Breaststroke/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
IM/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/IM/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Backstroke
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/IM/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly/Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
IM/Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Bailey Grinter
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Edwardsville, Ill.
- High School:
- Edwardsville High
Bio
CAREER HONORS
ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (10)
2021 - 3
2020 - 3
2019 - 2
2018 - 2
SEC MEDAL COUNT (6)
Gold: 3
2019: 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
2018: 200 Free Relay
Silver: 1
2020: 200 Free Relay
Bronze: 2
2021: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
CAREER HONORS
2021 CSCAA All-American
2021 All-SEC (Second Team)
2020 CSCAA All-American
2020 All-SEC (Second Team)
2019 CSCAA All-American
2019 All-SEC (First Team)
2018 CSCAA All-American
2018 All-SEC (First Team)
CSCAA Scholar All-America Team (2019, 2020)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
2020-21 - SENIOR
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Part of the relay teams for the 200 medley and 400 freestyle.
- The 400 freestyle relay finished fifth overall with a time of 3:12.66, which ranked fifth in the UT record books.
- Placed in a tie for eighth in the 200 medley with a time of 1:36.25, which ranked 10th in program history.
- Competed in the 50 freestyle (22.29) and 100 freestyle (49.22).
SEC MEET RECAP
- Won a bronze medal in the 200 freestyle relay (1:28.00) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:13.10); the 200 freestyle relay time ranked 10th in Lady Vol history.
- Finished fifth for the Lady Vols in the 50 freestyle, notching a season-best time and NCAA B Cut mark of 22.08; the time was the second-fastest by a Lady Vol in the 50 free for the season.
- Also competed in and recorded NCAA B Cut times in the 100 free (48.87) and the 100 backstroke (53.41); Both were season-best times.
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Top times from the regular season: 50 freestyle (22.11), 100 freestyle (49.11) and 100 backstroke (53.92).
- Finished first in the 50 free three times during the regular season, including both of UT's meets against Kentucky on Oct. 19, 2020, and Jan. 14, 2021.
- Won the 50 freestyle during a double dual against Alabama and Virginia (11/19-21/20), touching the wall in 22.11.
- Notched victories in the 100 back (55.53) and 200 back (2:04.04) against Vanderbilt (10/30/20).
2019-20 - JUNIOR
SEC MEET RECAP
- Earned a silver medal in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:26.15, setting the program record.
- Finished eighth in the 50 freestyle (22.23), 14th in the 100 backstroke (53.40), 15th in the 100 free (49.02) and helped the 400 free relay to a fifth place finish (3:12.99).
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Swam the fifth-fastest time in program history in the 50 free (21.95)
- Posted a time of 52.97 in the 100 back, the eighth-quickest in school history
- Top times of the regular season: 50 free (21.95), 100 free (48.91), 100 backstroke (52.97), and 200 back (2:01.40)
2018-19 - SOPHOMORE
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Notched a sixth-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:27.31), finished 12th-place in the 400 medley relay
- Competed in the 100 back, 100 free, and 50 free
SEC MEET RECAP
- Logged gold medals in the 200 free relay (1:26.51) and 400 medley relay (3:28.43)
- Also appeared in the 50 free, 100 back, and 100 free
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Tallied the eighth-best time in the 50 freestyle in Lady Vols history (22.08), and was a part the fifth and sixth-fastest 200 (1:27.84) and 400 free relay (3:14.09) teams in school history
- Registered a pair of NCAA B Cut times in the 50 and 100 free (49.23)
- Top times of the regular season: 200 free (1:54.29), 100 backstroke (54.41), and 200 back (2:00.61)
2017-18 - FRESHMAN
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Helped Tennessee to a third-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:27.10) and a sixth-place result in the 400 free relay (3:11.89)
- Qualified individually for the championships, placing 31st in the 50 free (22.48), 31st in the 100 free (48.79) and 48th in the 100 back (54.12)
SEC MEET RECAP
- Part of the championship 200-yard free relay team, good for her first career SEC medal
- Scored in two of her three individual events, placing sixth place in the 50 yard free (22.26) and 19th in the 100 free (48.97)
- Placed 28th in the 100 back (54.38)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Competed in all nine of Tennessee’s regular-season meets
- Emerged as one of Tennessee’s top sprint freestylers as a freshman, recording six top-three finishes in the 50 free and four top-three finishes in the 100 free
- Posted NCAA B-cut times in three events: 50 free (22.67), 100 free (49.50) and the 100 back (54.90)
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Was the first state champion in swimming from Edwardsville High School
- Four time YMCA national champion
- Member of the Edwardsville YMCA Team.
PERSONAL
- Birthday: May 19, 1999
- Daughter of Greg and April Grinter
- Has four siblings, Isabella, Autumn, Savannah, and Evan Grinter
- Member of the National Honor Society in high school
- Wishes to be a Biologist
- Recipient of the Price/Wheeler Women's Athletic Endowed Scholarship
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