2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Grote, Josie

Josie Grote
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Madison, Ind.
- High School:
- Saint Ursula Academy
Bio
CAREER BEST TIMES AT INDIANA
50-yard free: 24.00 (1/22/21)
100-yard free: 51.32 (2/6/21)
200-yard free: 1:45.43 (3/17/21)
500-yard free: 4:41.08 (11/21/19)
1,000-yard free: 9:52.21 (3/30/21)
1,650-yard free: 16:13.72 (3/20/21)
100-yard fly: 58.09 (1/17/19)
200-yard back: 1:56.41 (11/23/19)
200-yard IM: 1:59.74 (2/15/18)
400-yard IM: 4:05.06 (3/19/21)
CAREER BEST LCM TIMES
200-meter free: 2:01.37
400-meter free: 4:17.93
400-meter IM: 5:51.26
CAREER ACCOLADES AT INDIANA
Two-Time All-American (2021)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2019)
Second Team All-Big Ten (2021)
Academic All-Big Ten (2019)
SENIOR YEAR (2020-21)
Earned two All-America honors at the 2021 NCAA Championships … Second Team All-Big Ten … scored a fourth-place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:05.06 at the 2021 NCAA Championships … finished 17th at NCAAs in the 1,650 Freestyle with a time of 16:13.72 … placed 20th in the 500 Freestyle at the NCAA meet … member of the 11th-place 800 Freestyle Relay team at the NCAA meet … earned bronze in the 400 IM with a time of 4:07.99 at the Big Ten Championships … claimed fourth in the 500 Freestyle at Big Tens with a time of 4:43.16 … finished ninth in the 1,650 Freestyle at the conference meet with a time of 16:16.38 … member of second-place 800 Freestyle Relay team that finished with an NCAA B Cut time of 7:02.62 at the conference meet ... took first in the 1,000 Freestyle (10:01.55) against Ohio State, Purdue and Rutgers ... won the 200 Freestyle (1:49.32) against No. 14 Ohio State.
JUNIOR YEAR (2019-20)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree … scored points out of the Consolation Final in both the 500 Freestyle (ninth, 4:41.99) and the 200 Freestyle (13th, 1:47.15) at the Big Ten Championships … finished 22nd out of the C Final in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 1:58.26 at Big Tens ... took first in the 200 freestyle (2:17.22) in the Louisville-Texas tri-meet.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018-19)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... finished 25th in the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships with a time of 4:10.42 … placed 34th in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 4:42.96 … took sixth in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:10.00 … finished ninth in the 1,650 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 16:17.10 … placed 11th in the 500 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:43.65.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2017-18)
Honorable-Mention CSCAA Scholar All-America ... placed 16th in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a NCAA B cut of 4:17.60 … finished 22nd in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a NCAA B cut of 1:59.99 … took 27th in the 1,650 freestyle at Big Ten’s with a time of 16:52.43.
PREP/PERSONAL
Two-time member of the Junior National Qualifying team … helped team finish second in state after winning sectionals, district, GGCL and Coaches Classic titles … placed second in state in the 200 IM and third in the 100 breaststroke during her sophomore season … member of two relay record holding teams in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle … daughter of Mike and Maria Grote … has two sisters, Kate and Elizabeth, and one brother, Henry.
50-yard free: 24.00 (1/22/21)
100-yard free: 51.32 (2/6/21)
200-yard free: 1:45.43 (3/17/21)
500-yard free: 4:41.08 (11/21/19)
1,000-yard free: 9:52.21 (3/30/21)
1,650-yard free: 16:13.72 (3/20/21)
100-yard fly: 58.09 (1/17/19)
200-yard back: 1:56.41 (11/23/19)
200-yard IM: 1:59.74 (2/15/18)
400-yard IM: 4:05.06 (3/19/21)
CAREER BEST LCM TIMES
200-meter free: 2:01.37
400-meter free: 4:17.93
400-meter IM: 5:51.26
CAREER ACCOLADES AT INDIANA
Two-Time All-American (2021)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2019)
Second Team All-Big Ten (2021)
Academic All-Big Ten (2019)
SENIOR YEAR (2020-21)
Earned two All-America honors at the 2021 NCAA Championships … Second Team All-Big Ten … scored a fourth-place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:05.06 at the 2021 NCAA Championships … finished 17th at NCAAs in the 1,650 Freestyle with a time of 16:13.72 … placed 20th in the 500 Freestyle at the NCAA meet … member of the 11th-place 800 Freestyle Relay team at the NCAA meet … earned bronze in the 400 IM with a time of 4:07.99 at the Big Ten Championships … claimed fourth in the 500 Freestyle at Big Tens with a time of 4:43.16 … finished ninth in the 1,650 Freestyle at the conference meet with a time of 16:16.38 … member of second-place 800 Freestyle Relay team that finished with an NCAA B Cut time of 7:02.62 at the conference meet ... took first in the 1,000 Freestyle (10:01.55) against Ohio State, Purdue and Rutgers ... won the 200 Freestyle (1:49.32) against No. 14 Ohio State.
JUNIOR YEAR (2019-20)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree … scored points out of the Consolation Final in both the 500 Freestyle (ninth, 4:41.99) and the 200 Freestyle (13th, 1:47.15) at the Big Ten Championships … finished 22nd out of the C Final in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 1:58.26 at Big Tens ... took first in the 200 freestyle (2:17.22) in the Louisville-Texas tri-meet.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018-19)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... finished 25th in the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships with a time of 4:10.42 … placed 34th in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 4:42.96 … took sixth in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:10.00 … finished ninth in the 1,650 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 16:17.10 … placed 11th in the 500 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:43.65.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2017-18)
Honorable-Mention CSCAA Scholar All-America ... placed 16th in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a NCAA B cut of 4:17.60 … finished 22nd in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a NCAA B cut of 1:59.99 … took 27th in the 1,650 freestyle at Big Ten’s with a time of 16:52.43.
PREP/PERSONAL
Two-time member of the Junior National Qualifying team … helped team finish second in state after winning sectionals, district, GGCL and Coaches Classic titles … placed second in state in the 200 IM and third in the 100 breaststroke during her sophomore season … member of two relay record holding teams in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle … daughter of Mike and Maria Grote … has two sisters, Kate and Elizabeth, and one brother, Henry.
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