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| Full name | Arabella Gabrielle Sims | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 25, 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sandpipers of Nevada[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ronald Aitken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arabella Gabrielle Sims (born May 25, 2005) is an American swimmer.
Swimming career
[edit]At the 2020 United States Olympic Trials Sims finished fifth in the 200 freestyle, qualifying her for the relay team at the 2020 Olympics.[2] She was one of four high school athletes to make the United States team.[3] Entering the trials, she qualified for 11 of the 14 contested events.[4]
2022
[edit]World Championships
[edit]At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest Sims swam in the preliminaries of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay recording a time of 1:55.91 which earned her a place in the final. The 17 year old then swam the anchor leg in the final with a split of 1:54.60 which was nearly three seconds quicker than her flat start personal best of 1:57.53. The Americans won the relay giving Sims her first gold medal in a major international championship.[5]
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4×200 m freestyle | 7:41.45 (CR) |
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Roster" (PDF). USA Swimming. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Day 7 U.S. Olympic Roster Update: All But One Woman Locked In; Held In Jeopardy". SwimSwam. June 20, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic Trials: High Schoolers Overtaking Veterans in Omaha". Swimming World Magazine. June 17, 2021.
- ^ "2 local swimmers likely headed to Tokyo Olympics". 8newsnow. June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Huge splits from Ledecky Sims lead Americans to championship record/". SwimSwam. June 22, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Bella Sims at World Aquatics
- Bella Sims at SwimRankings.net
- Bella Sims at Olympics.com
- Bella Sims at Olympedia
- Bella Sims at Team USA (archived)
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