Valerie Grimes

Valerie Grimes
Valerie Grimes
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Hometown:
    Farmington, PA
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Uniontown
  • Events:
    Butterfly/Backstroke/IM
Bio

Career Highlights

2020-21

* No official season due to covid

2019-20

* Second Team All-AMCC in the 200 medley relay

2018-19

* Helped Penn State Behrend win the 2018-19 AMCC Championship

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in finance with a minor in marketing
* Member of SAAC
* Member of Business Ambassadors
* AMA E-Board (Vice President of Finance)

Personal

* Daughter of Vera and Billy Grimes
* Four-year letterwinner in swimming, track & field and soccer at Uniontown Area High School 
* WPIAL qualifier all four years
* All-County in soccer

News mentions
Women's Swimming and Diving Captures AMCC Championship
Women's Swimming and Diving Captures AMCC Championship

The Penn State Behrend women’s swimming and diving team won their 12th overall AMCC Championship on Saturday and finished second overall in the AMCC Empire Meet held at the Webster Aquatic Center.

Women's Swimming and Diving Regains Lead at AMCC Championships
Women's Swimming and Diving Regains Lead at AMCC Championships

The Penn State Behrend women’s swimming and diving team moved back into first place with 479 points after the completion of day three at the 2022 AMCC Championships held in conjunction with the Empire 8 Championships on Friday.

Women's Swimming and Diving in Second Place at AMCC Meet
Women's Swimming and Diving in Second Place at AMCC Meet

The Penn State Behrend women’s swimming and diving team is one point away from first place, sitting second with a score of 250 after day two of the 2022 AMCC Championships held in conjunction with the Empire 8 Championships on Thursday.

Behrend Women's Swimming and Diving Leads After Day One of Championships
Behrend Women's Swimming and Diving Leads After Day One of Championships

The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team is in first place out of five teams after day one of the 2022 Allegheny Empire Championships hosted by Nazareth College at the Webster Aquatic Center on Wednesday night.  

Women's Swimming and Diving Faces Gannon on Senior Day
Women's Swimming and Diving Faces Gannon on Senior Day

The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team celebrates Senior Day with a dual meet against Division II Gannon on Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center Pool. Meet starts at 1 p.m.

Altoona Tops Women's Swimming and Diving in AMCC Action
Altoona Tops Women's Swimming and Diving in AMCC Action

The Penn State Altoona women's swimming team posted a 132-125 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) victory over Penn State Behrend on Saturday afternoon.

Baldwin Wallace Defeats Women's Swimming and Diving
Baldwin Wallace Defeats Women's Swimming and Diving

The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team fell 144-65 to Baldwin Wallace on Saturday afternoon in non-conference.

Women's Swimming and Diving Hosts Pitt-Bradford and Medaille in Season Opener Saturday
Women's Swimming and Diving Hosts Pitt-Bradford and Medaille in Season Opener Saturday

The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team’s home opener this Saturday features the Pitt-Bradford Panthers and the Medaille Mavericks at 1 p.m. in the Junker Center Pool.