Katie Grimes

Bella Sims Drops 4:38 500 Yard Free, 10th Fastest All-Time in 15-16 Age Group

Going into this meet, 15-year-old Bella Sims’ best 500 time ranked her outside the top 100 all-time fastest 15-16 year-olds. Her 4:38.21 now ranks her 10th.

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Katie Grimes Swims 4:09.27 400 Yard IM, 3rd Fastest All-Time in 13-14 Age Group

Sandpipers’ Katie Grimes dropped 5 seconds in her 400 yard IM today, nearing Katie Hoff’s 13-14 National Age Group record of 4:08.44 which she set in 2004.

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Weinstein, Sim Among Top 14U Performers Of Virtual 18&U Winter Championships

14-year-old Levenia Sim finished sixth overall in the 100 back, while 13-year-old Claire Weinstein was seventh in the 500 free.

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Teammates Sims, Grimes Climb All-Time 200 Backstroke Age-Group Rankings

The Red Rock Invitational this weekend was headlined by 4 historical swims, all falling within the top 40 in age-group history.

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2020 U.S. Open – Irvine: Friday PM Live Recap

16-year-old Lucy Bell is top seed in the women’s 100 fly at the U.S. Open in Irvine on Friday evening.

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2020 U.S. Open – Irvine: Friday AM Live Recap

Ivan Puskovitch is the top seed in the men’s 50 free on Friday in Irvine.

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2020 U.S. Open – Irvine Thursday PM Recap: Bella Sims, #5 800 in 15/16 History

Erica Sullivan was top seed in the women’s 800 free in Irvine; Bella Sims won the event by over 4 seconds.

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Jordan Wilimovsky, Zheng Quah and Erica Sullivan Highlight Irvine US Open Meet

Olympian Jordan Wilimovsky is entered in the 200/400/800/1500 free next week at Irvine’s U.S. Open meet site.

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Sandpipers of Nevada Suspend Training Due to COVID-19 Concerns

The Sandpipers have approximately 400 swimmers on their roster.

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Clark Smith Wins 1650 Free, 100 Free to Close Out KMSC Pro-Am

Clark Smith (TXLA) racked up two more wins on the final night of the 2019 KMSC Pro-Am. Smith put up a 14:54.26 in the mile. He also won the 100 free in 44.21.

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Miller Posts His 3rd Fastest 200 BR with 1:50.8 at KMSC Pro-Am

Miller, who earned bronze in the 100 breast at the Rio Olympics, raced to a 1:50.87 in the 200 breast. That’s his 3rd fastest swim ever in the event.

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Clark Smith Posts Fastest 200 Free Since 2016 at KMSC Pro-Am

Smith swam the 200 free, posting a 1:34.35 to come within a second of his lifetime best from 2015. That’s also the fastest he’s been since 2016.

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Sandpipers Take Down Girls 13-14 NAG Record in 800 Free Relay at NCSAs

Paige Kuwata (14), Katie Grimes (13), Audrey Yu (14), and Arabella Sims (14) took a five-second bite out of the 4×200 free relay NAG record on Friday.

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13 & 14 Year Old Teammates Hit Olympic Trials Standards in 800 Free at NCSAs

Distance powerhouse Sandpipers of Nevada qualified three 800 freestylers for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Tuesday at NCSA Summer Championship.

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Sandpipers of Nevada Break Girls 13-14 LCM 200 FR Relay NAG at NCSA JNats

The quartet from the Sandpipers of Nevada took down the girls’ 13-14 LCM 200 free relay NAG during the finals of the 2019 NCSA Summer Junior Nationals.

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