Arabella "Bella" Sims (born 25 May 2005) from Henderson, Nevada is an American swimmer.
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| Full name | Arabella Gabrielle Sims | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Bella | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2005-05-25) May 25, 2005 (age 17) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 lb (62 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sandpipers of Nevada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ronald Aitken | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
| 2022 World Championships | ||
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| 4×200 m freestyle | 7:41.45 (CR) | |
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