Background
Graef grew up in Verona, New Jersey and learned the backstroke while competing with the Montclair Young Men’s Christian Association swim team
Graef grew up in Verona, New Jersey and learned the backstroke while competing with the Montclair Young Men’s Christian Association swim team
Princeton University.
Graef attended Princeton University, where he was captain of the Princeton Tigers swim team in 1964. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1988.