Las Vegas swimmer Erica Sullivan won the women’s 400-meter freestyle on Thursday at the U.S. Open in East Meadow, New York.
Sullivan, a member of the USA Swimming National Junior team, took the event in 4 minutes, 9.43 seconds. She will represent Team USA at the FINA World Junior Championships in Indianapolis later this month.
Sullivan swam at Palo Verde as a sophomore in 2016 but did not compete for the Panthers this spring.
Nevada high school state championships aren’t exclusive to just teams in the Silver State. Six out-of-state schools compete athletically for state titles against Nevada schools.
Here is the 2023 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada girls swimming and diving team.
The NIAA Realignment Committee approved proposals that would place schools’ boys and girls teams in the same classification in track and swimming.
Palo Verde’s boys swimming and diving team won three relays on its way to its ninth straight state title. Coronado won its second consecutive girls title.
The Liberty boys and Faith Lutheran girls won the Class 4A swimming and diving state team titles Wednesday at UNLV.
State high school champions from the spring sports will be crowned this week across Nevada. Here’s a breakdown of the championship events.
Here is the 2022 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada girls swimming and diving team.
The Palo Verde boys held off Coronado for their eighth consecutive swimming and diving state championship, and the Coronado girls easily won the title.
The Coronado and Palo Verde boys and girls are expected to battle for the Class 5A state swimming and diving championships.
Las Vegas native Bella Sims, who swims for Sandpipers of Nevada, helped qualify the U.S. for the 800-meter freestyle relay in the Tokyo Olympics, where it finished second.
