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Bella Sims
- Position:
- Back/Free
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Nevada Connections Academy
- Hometown:
- Henderson, Nev.
Bio
Olympic Experience
2020 Tokyo Olympics
2020 Olympic Trials
Career Accolades
Prior to Florida:
- 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic Medalist (Silver)
| Date | Event | Result |
| 6/15/24 | Heat: 400 free | 20th - 4:12.49 |
| 6/16/24 | Heat: 200 free | 17th - 1:59.68 |
| 6/17/24 | Heat: 100 back | 18th - 1:00.88 |
| 6/18/24 | Heat: 100 free | 31st - 55.54 |
| 6/19/24 | Heat: 200 fly | 21st - 2:12.41 |
| Date | Event | Result |
| 7/28/21 | Heat: 4x200 free relay | Advanced to final - 7:47.57(1:58.59 split) |
| 7/28/21 | Final: 4x200 free relay | WON SILVER MEDAL - 7:40.73 |
| Date | Event | Result |
| 6/13/21 | Heat: 100 fly | 33rd - 1:00.02 |
| 6/15/21 | Heat: 200 free | Advanced to semi - 1:59.93 (1st in heat) |
| 6/15/21 | Semi: 200 free | Advanced to final - 1:58.00 (4th In heat) |
| 6/16/21 | Final: 200 free | 5th - 1:57.53 (qualified for relay-prelim team) |
| 6/17/21 | Heat: 100 free | 48th - 55.99 |
| 6/18/21 | Heat: 800 free | Advanced to final - 8:27.45 (2nd in heat) |
| 6/19/21 | Final: 800 free | 5th - 8:23.55 |
Career Accolades
- 13-Time All-American
- 2025, 2024 All-SEC First Team
- 2025 100 Back SEC Champion
- 2025 200 Back SEC Champion
- 2025 400 Medley Relay SEC Champion
- 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2024 Honda Sport Award for Swimming & Diving Finalist
- 2024 SEC Female Swimmer of the Year
- 2024 SEC Female Freshman Swimmer of the Year
- 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2024 SEC Championship Women’s Commissioners Trophy
- 2024 200 Freestyle NCAA Champion
- 2024 500 Freestyle NCAA Champion
- 2024 800 Free Relay NCAA Champion
- 2024 200 IM SEC Champion
- 2024 200 Fly SEC Champion
- 2024 200 Back SEC Champion
- 2024 400 Free Relay SEC Champion
- 2024 800 Free Relay SEC Champion
- 2024 200 Free Relay SEC Champion
- Two-time SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 22, 2024 & Jan. 7, 2025)
- Six-time SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week
- 2024 CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2023-24 Florida Swim and Dive Tracey Caulkins and Skip Foster award recipient
- Set 12 of Florida Women's All-Time Top-10 Times
- 100-yard Freestyle | 1. - 46.53
- 500-yard Freestyle | 1. - 4:31.06
- 100-yard Backstroke | 1. - 48.97
- 200-yard Backstroke | 1. - 1:47.11
- 400-yard IM | 3. - 4:00.44
- 200-yard Medley Relay | 1. - 1:33.92 | 6. - 1:35.16
- 400-yard Medley Relay | 1. - 3:24.78
- 200-yard Free Relay | 9. - 1:28.24
- 400-yard Free Relay | 2. - 3:10.82
- 800-yard Free Relay | 2. - 6:53.41 | 3. - 6:53.53
- Competed in seven events: 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 500 free, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay
- Earned six All-American Honors
- Finished second in the nation in both backstroke events, going 49.12 in the 100 back and 1:47.11 in the 200 back
- Led off Florida's 200 medley relay team who finished fifth with a 1:33.92 time... posted a 23.25 back split
- Member of Florida's 400 free relay who put together a time of 3:10.82 to claim ninth in the nation... set the program's 100 free record after splitting a 46.53 as the lead off
- Member of Florida's 800 free relay team who placed third after recording a 6:53.41 time... Posted a 1:42.55 lead-off split
- Was the lead off for Florida's 400 medley relay team who earned third (3:25.18)... recorded a 49.54 back split
- Claimed 17th in the 500 free after touching the wall in 4:38.92
- Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
- Won six medals (3 gold & 3 bronze)
- Contributed 309 points
- Broke eight records (three program, two SEC Meet, two SEC and one Georgia Pool Records)
- Competed in the 200 IM, 100 back, 200 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay
- Swept the women's backstroke events, taking home gold in 49.20 in the 100 back and in 1:48.28 in the 200 back
- Recorded a 48.97 back split in Florida's 400 medley relay team who won gold in 3:24.78
- A member of Florida's 400 free relay (3:11.07) and 800 free relay (6:53.53) who both earned bronze medals
- Claimed third in the 200 IM after touching the wall in 1:54.56
- Was the lead off (21.90) for Florida's 200 free relay team who finished seventh in 1:28.24
- Competed in three dual meets and one Invitational
- Tallied 13 first place finishes during the regular season
- Raced in 17 events
- Won two events in Florida's last regular season dual meet against FSU (1/31)... Won the 100y free in 49.41 and the 200y free in 1:46.00... placed third in the 50y free after touching the wall in 23.07
- Won all four of her events in Florida's home win against Indiana (1/3)... Swept the backstroke events, clocking a 52.07 in the 100y back and a 1:54.77 on the 200y back, and went a 52.84 in the 100y fly... Led off Florida's 400y free relay A Team with a 49.44 split as the squad put together a winning time of 3:18.63
- Swam in nine different events at the Georgia Fall Invite (11/20-22)... Won her three individual events: 500y free (4:31.06), 400y IM (4:00.44) and 200y back (1:49.43)... Member of three winning relay teams: 400y free (3:11.79/ 47.36), 800y free relay (6:56.63/ 1:43.20), 400y medley relay (3:26.27/ 49.93)... Anchored the Gators 200y medley relay A Team that finished second with a final time of 1:35.16, clocked a 21.70 split... Swam a 22.26 lead off split for Florida's 200y free relay A Team that finished third after recording a final time of 1:28.94... Recorded a 1:53.67 in the 200y fly prelims
- Finished in the top two in her four events in Florida's season opener at Virginia (10/18)... Won the 200m IM in 2:06.75...Placed second in the 200m fly after going 2:04.85... Clocked a 26.22 lead off split for the Gators 200m medley relay A Team that finished second in 1:45.13... Recorded a 53.12 split as the anchor for Florida's 400m free relay team that earned second (3:36.51)
- Set Florida Women’s 100-yard Freestyle, 500-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Butterfly, 100-yard Backstroke and 200-yard IM records
- Member of the 200-yard Medley Relay team, 400-yard Medley Relay team, 200-yard Free Relay team, 400-yard Free Relay team and 800-yard Free Relay team that set the school record
- Earned seven All-American Honors
- Won three National Championships
- Opened the 800 Free Relay with a 1:41.03 split en route to Florida’s first National Title in the event since 1989
- Broke Florida’s 16-year title drought in the 500 free, swimming a 4:32.47 to reset her school record
- Touched the wall in 1:40.90 in the 200 free to capture her second individual National title, seventh in program history
- Finished third in the Nation in the 200 back, going 1:48.47
- Posted a 100 back split of 50.02 in the 400 medley relay en route to a program record and an overall fourth place finish
- Went 47.01 to lead off the 400 free relay, providing a strong start to the team’s National runner-up time of 3:08.60
- Member of the SEC Championships winning team
- Won seven medals (six gold and one silver)
- Broke 19 records (eight program, four SEC Meet, four SEC and three Auburn Pool Records)
- Gold medal in the 200 IM, 200 Fly, 200 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay and 800 Free Relay
- Silver medal in the 400 Medley Relay
- Competed in five dual meets, two Invitationals (Georgia Invite & Florida Invite), one tri-meet (Tennessee, Kentucky) and the US Open
- Swam in 29 events
- Won the 100 Back, 100 Free, 100 Fly and was the lead off for the winning 200 Medley Relay team in her first collegiate meet vs. Vanderbilt
- Won the 200 back against Virginia,
- Won the 200 free and 500 free against Georgia, while being the lead off for the winning 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams
- Claimed first in the 200 Fly and 200 back at Tennessee’s and Kentucky Tri-Meet
- Went undefeated in her two individual events (400 IM & 500 free) as well as her four relays (200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay) at the 2023 Georgia Invitational
- Lead the entire way in the 200m backstroke C-Final, where she secured first place with 2:11.39
- Won the 100 free and placed second in the 50 free in win over South Carolina
- Was victorious in the 200 free and was lead off for the winning 200 free relay team against FSU as well as finished second in the 1000 free
| 50 Freestyle | 21.88 | 2024 SEC Championships | Feb. 19, 2024 |
| 100 Freestyle | 46.53 | NCAA Championships | March 22, 2025 |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:40.90 | 2024 SEC Championships | Feb. 19, 2024 |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:31.06 | UGA Fall Invitational | Nov. 20, 2024 |
| 1000 Freestyle | 9:51.49 | vs. FSU | 1/26/2024 |
| 100 Backstroke | 48.97 | SEC Championships | Feb. 21, 2025 |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:47.11 | NCAA Championships | March 22, 2025 |
| 100 Butterfly | 52.09 | vs. Virginia | Oct. 13, 2024 |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:51.45 | 2024 SEC Championships | Feb. 19, 2024 |
| 200 IM | 1:51.86 | 2024 SEC Championships | 2/19/2024 |
| 400 IM | 4:00.44 | UGA Fall Invitational | Nov. 21, 2024 |
Prior to Florida:
- No. 1 recruit according to SwimSwam
- Silver medalist in the 4x200 free relay at 2020 Olympics (Age 17)
- Fastest high school sophomore in the 500 free since Ledecky, who had a 4:31.3 as a sophomore (2021)
- Two short course world junior records broken during 2023 FINA World Cup – 200 free (1:52.59) and 100 back (55.75)
- Team USA member
- Gold in the 800 free relay at 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest
- Led off the U.S.'s 800 free relay in the 2020 Olympics prelims, splitting 1:58.59 to help the US advance to the final. Earned silver as U.S. was second in final.
- Club team: Sandpipers of Nevada - Club Coach: Ron Aitken
- Born May 25, 2005
- Anticipated major is marketing
Anthony Nesty Women's SEC Championship Interview
Thursday, February 29
Anthony Nesty Recap 10-29-2021
Friday, October 29
Ann Marie Rogers Pool Dedication
Friday, September 17
Florida vs UNF Recap 1-20-21
Friday, January 22
