Katie Grimes Wins Third Straight U.S. Open Water National Title In Women's 10km
03/05/2024 20:14
By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
2024 U.S. Open Water National Championships
- May 3-5, 2024
- Sarasota, Florida
- Nathan Benderson Park
- Open Water
- Meet Info
- Full 10km Results (PDF)
Katie Grimes continued her reign as the best female open water swimmer in the United States, winning the national title in the women’s 10km for the third straight year.
Grimes and Sandpipers of Nevada teammate Claire Weinstein established an early lead, and Grimes pulled ahead on the second-to-last lap before finishing first in a time of 1:58:18.
Back to back TO BACK.
For the third-consecutive year, Katie Grimes is your #OWNats 10K champion! pic.twitter.com/WOZewjQg89
— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) May 3, 2024
Weinstein was the runner-up, four seconds back in 1:58:22, while Mariah Denigan rounded out the podium in 1:58:38.
No one else in the field was under two hours. Japan’s Ichika Kajimoto was 4th, edging out Ashley Wall (nee Twichell).
Women’s 10km Results
- Katie Grimes (Sandpipers of Nevada), 1:58:18
- Claire Weinstein (Sandpipers of Nevada), 1:58:22
- Mariah Denigan (Indiana University), 1:58:38
- Ichika Kajimoto (Japna), 2:00:34
- Ashley Wall (TAC Titans), 2:00:36
- Brooke Travis (NC State University), 2:01:12
- Anna Auld (University of Florida), 2:03:45
- Ella Dyson (Rice Aquatics), 2:03:51
- Sianna Savarda (Sandpipers of Nevada), 2:03:53
- Claire Stuhlmacher (NOVA of Virginia Aquatics Inc.), 2:04:16
Olympic qualifying opportunities aren’t on the line for the Americans in Sarasota, but there are U.S. National and Junior National Open Water Team slots up for grabs, along with selection for the 2024 Open Water World Junior Championships.
Grimes, 18, became the first American athlete in any sport to qualify for the Paris Olympics last summer when she won bronze in the women’s 10km at the 2023 World Championships. Two weeks later, she won silver in the women’s 400 IM during the pool competition in Fukuoka.
Grimes also competed in the 10km at the 2024 World Championships in Doha, placing 15th.
Denigan was 8th in the 10km in Fukuoka, and then placed 6th in Doha to solidify her spot at the Paris Olympics.
The men’s 10km also ran on Friday, with Frenchman Axel Reymond placing first and Ivan Puskovitch the top American in second, and the competition will run through the weekend with the Junior National 5km on Saturday and the National 5km and Junior National 7.5km on Sunday.
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