Valerie Gruest

Valerie Gruest

Gruest in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Valerie Gruest
Nationality	Guatemalan
Born	(1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 25)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming

Valerie Gruest (born 14 March 1999) is a Guatemalan swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Gruest was born on 14 March 1999. She 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

1. Northwestern commit Valerie Gruest Slowing.., Swimswam.com, Retrieved 8 August 2016
2. "Valerie Gruest". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

External links

• Valerie Gruest at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)