Ilya Kharun Tops 2023 Rankings in 200 Fly; Claire Weinstein Switches Teams
In spite of its fun name, a lot of national-level storylines emerged from the Sandpipers of Nevada’s “Pumpkin Invitational” this weekend. That includes a pile of best times for two Olympians, including Katie Grimes (above).
Bella Sims Breaks Down Full Olympic Experience as a 16-Year-old
Sims talks about crying before all of her races, less-than-ideal open water swims, and not realizing that prelims swimmers got medals too.
Olympian Katie Grimes Finishes “Elite” Sweep at Las Vegas Open Water Meet
15-year old Katie Grimes, who was a US Olympian this summer in the pool, earned a big payday in Las Vegas over the weekend.
Las Vegas Open Water Champions Cup Preview: 3 U.S. Olympians Set to Race
This weekend Sandpipers of Nevada will be hosting the Las Vegas Open Water Champions Cup, which will be serving as a US National Team selection race.
Olympians Bella Sims and Katie Grimes Go Best Times to Start Yards Season
Tokyo Olympians Bella Sims and Katie Grimes threw down quick early-season times in Sandpipers’ dual meet with Boulder City Henderson.
1,239 Swimmers Named to USA Swimming 2021 Scholastic All-American Team
Olympians Lydia Jacoby (pictured) and Torri Huske headlined the 2021 selection to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team.
The Class of 2023 Swimming Recruits Have Begun Their Commitments
The defending SEC Champions from the University of Kentucky say that they have broken the ice on commitments from the class of 2023.
USA Swimming Names 114 Athletes to the 2021-22 National Team Roster
Olympians Ryan Murphy (left) and Caeleb Dressel (right) were among the 51 women and 63 men that will make up the 2021-22 National Team roster.
Sandpipers of Nevada’s Ron Aitken is On Deck at Tokyo Olympics
In spite of not being publicly named to the U.S. Olympic coaching staff, Sandpipers of Nevada coach Ron Aitken has been taken to Tokyo anyway.
WATCH: Michael Andrew, Lilly King, US W 800 FR Relay Win Olympic Prelims Heats
During day 5 prelims, Lilly King (200 breast), Michael Andrew (200 IM), and the US women’s 800 free relay (Sims, Madden, McLaughlin, Forde) won their heats.
Tokyo Timing: International Young Guns’ Olympic Schedules
David Popovici of Romania may be just 16 years of age but he’s a force in the men’s 100m free. Find out when he swims here.
Ron Aitken Describes 1500 for Time After 70k Training Week at Olympic Camp
Aitken goes into full detail on what his 3 distance girls have been doing at the Olympic Training Camp (which he got to attend and coach at) in Hawaii
BSN Sports Swim Team of the Month: Sandpipers of Nevada
Five swimmers representing the Sandpipers of Nevada qualified for the USA’s Tokyo Olympic Team at Olympic Trials earlier this month.
Bella Sims Becomes Lowest Seed Since At Least 2000 to Make Olympic Team
Making the team after entering the meet seeded 39th, Sims is one of this years youngest Olympians that will represent the United States in Tokyo.
Follow the 2020 U.S. Olympic Roster on Instagram and Twitter
Here is a complete list of each U.S. Olympic swimming athlete’s Instagram and Twitter usernames. Follow along as they prepare for Tokyo.
