Sandpipers’ Katie Grimes nabbed a meet record in the women’s 400-yard IM at the 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West
Grimes raced her way to a 4:00.66 for the victory en route to notching a meet mark as well. The 15-year-old also just missed Dagny Knutson’s 15-16 national age group record of 4:00.62 set in 2008.
Justina Kozan finished second overall in 4:06.74 with Fort Collins’ Lucy ...
The Sandpipers topped the women’s 400-yard medley relay at the 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West.
Sandpipers’ Katie Grimes (53.28), Audrey Yu (1:02.82), Bella Sims (52.26) and Claire Weinstein (48.74) won in a time of 3:37.10.
Irvine Novaquatics’ Teagan O’Dell (52.58), Kaitlyn Nguyen (1:01.99), Maggie Schalow (53.64) and Lindsay Ervin (49.91) earned second in 3:38.12.
Denver’s Abby...
Sandpipers’ Bella Sims raced her way to a meet record in the women’s 500-yard free at the 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West.
Sims hit the wall in 4:32.38, just ahead of teammate Katie Grimes’ second-place 4:32.97. The Sandpipers owned the top three as Claire Weinstein also finished third in 4:38.46.
Phoenix’s Kennedy Noble edged Sandpipers’ Katie Grimes in the women’s 200-yard back at the 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West.
Noble earned the title in 1:52.73, while Grimes pulled off a tough double, taking second in 1:52.83 shortly after blasting the meet record in the women's 1650-yard free.
Irvine Nova’s Teagan O’Dell wound up third overall in 1:53.23.
Sandpipers’ Katie Grimes demolished the meet record in the women’s 1650-yard free at the 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West.
Grimes unleashed a time of 15:34.72 for the win, crushing the 15:56.39 mark set by Gabrielle Kopenski back in 2014.
Grimes’ teammate Claire Weinstein finished second in 15:52.84 with Cypress Fairbank’s Hayden Miller earning third in 16:02.22.