Personal Life
Grevers was born in Lake Forest, Illinois. He graduated from Lake Forest High School, and then attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and swam for the Northwestern Wildcats swimming and diving team.
Both of Grevers' parents are from the Netherlands. Grevers considered representing the Netherlands and even spoke about it with Dutch swimming legend Pieter van den Hoogenband. Ultimately, he decided to represent the United States.
Grevers proposed to his fiancée, Annie Chandler, at the Missouri Grand Prix on Saturday February 11, 2012.
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