Reid Mikuta biography: 13 things about Greensboro, North Carolina swimmer

Christopher Reid Mikuta is an American swimmer born and raised in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. He graduated from Walter Hines Page Senior High School in Greensboro.

Mikuta was a student-athlete at Auburn University in Auburn, Wake County, North Carolina. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. On July 12, 2012, he finished sixth in the 50-meter breast with a 43.85 and seventh in the 100-meter breast with a 1:37.66 at the 2012 North Carolina (NC) Swimming Long Course 14 & Under Long Course Championships in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
2. On November 11, 2017, he won the 100-meter breast with a 1:00.47 and finished fourth in the 400-meter breast with a 4:22.57 at the 2017 NC Greensboro Swimming Association (GSA) John Dewey Invitational in Greensboro.
3. On July 31, 2018, he finished second in the 100-meter breast with a 1:03.05 and fourth in the 50-meter breast with a 29.53 at the 2018 National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) Summer Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
4. From June 2019 to August 2019, he worked for the Sherwood Swim and Racquet Club in Greensboro as an assistant swim coach.
5. From June 2020 to August 2020, he was the head lifeguard at the Sherwood Swim and Racquet Club in Greensboro.
6. In August 2020, he entered Auburn University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in business administration and joined the university’s men’s swim and dive team. From August 2020 to January 2022, he was a volunteer Special Olympics swim teacher.
7. On December 1, 2021, he won the 100-meter breast with a 1:01.35 at the 2021 Toyota U.S. Open Swimming Championships in Greensboro.
8. On October 9, 2022, he allegedly engaged in sexual intercourse with a female acquaintance who was incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated. On October 18, 2022, he earned the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Men’s Swimmer of the Week honors for posting the then-fastest time in the U.S. in the 100 breast.
9. On November 30, 2022, he placed third in the 100-meter breast with a 1:00.96. at the 2022 Toyota U.S. Open Swimming Championships in Greensboro.
10. On December 9, 2022, the acquaintance he allegedly raped on October 9, 2022 went to the Auburn Police Department to file a report.
11. In July 2023, he announced that he was aiming to take an Olympic redshirt in the next season to revitalize his training regimen before resuming his fourth year of collegiate eligibility in 2024-2025.
12. On September 1, 2023, a grand jury in Lee County, North Carolina indicted him on a first-degree rape charge. On September 19, 2023, he turned himself in to the Auburn Police Department. After his arrest, it was confirmed that he was no longer an Auburn University student.
13. He was 21 years old when he was arrested on September 19, 2023. He was booked into the Lee County Detention Facility in Sanford, Lee County.