Valerie Gruest
 Gruest in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Guatemalan |
| Born | 14 March 1999 |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Valerie Gruest Slowing (born 14 March 1999) is a Guatemalan swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Life
Gruest was born in 1999. Her mother Karen Slowing-Aceituno was an Olympic freestyle swimmer and another relative, Melanie Slowing, is a national swimming record holder and she too was an Olympic contender.
Gruest's mum and her in 2012
Gruest took four national swimming records before she joined Northwestern University in Illinois in 2015. The Sports Writers’ Association of Guatemala voted her "Rookie Athlete" of the year.[1]
Gruest competed in the women's 400 metre freestyle and 800m freestyle events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
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- ↑ Northwestern commit Valerie Gruest Slowing.., Swimswam.com, Retrieved 8 August 2016
- ↑ "Valerie Gruest". Rio 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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