Katie Grimes

Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Thursday’s action includes the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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Sandpipers Crush Fastest Junior 800 Free Relay Ever In 7:02.90 (Not A NAG)

Katie Grimes and Bella Sims helped put the Sandpipers of Nevada three seconds under the existing 15-18 NAG Record in the 800 free relay.

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Day 1 Combined East/West Results

As usual with the Winter Junior Champs, we’ll be combining results from the 2 sites to bring you the combined top 8 in each event from each day. 

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2021 Speedo Winter Juniors – West: Sandpipers Shatter Meet Record (Race Videos)

Watch the Sandpipers of the Nevada smash the meet record in the 800 free relay, as well as other race videos from Day 1 of the Speedo Winter Juniors – West.

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2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 1 Live Recap (Relays)

Action gets underway tonight at the Austin site with timed finals of the men’s and women’s 200 medley and 800 free relays.

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All The Links You Need For The 2021 Winter Junior Championships

Everything you need to follow along with the 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships this week, from both Greensboro (East) and Austin (West).

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Five Races To Watch At Winter Juniors – West

The Sandpipers of Nevada will be out in full force this weekend, including Olympians Bella Sims and Katie Grimes scheduled to swim full slates.

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Psych Sheets Drop for 2021 Winter Junior Championships (East & West)

After rewriting the 13-14 record books at US Open last week, Thomas Heilman is scheduled to race in Greensboro this weekend.

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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).

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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. 

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Ledecky, Dressel, Finke, Jacoby Nominated for 3 Golden Goggles Awards Each

The 2021 USA Swimming Golden Goggles Awards will be held on December 7 in Miami, Florida and hosted by NBC sports personality Mike Tirico.

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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.

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Grimes And Brinegar Win Elite 10k In Las Vegas, Join Open Water National Team

5 women and 5 men were added to the US Open Water National team following their performances at the Las Vegas Open Water Champions Cup.

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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.

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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.

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