Bella Sims, Major Monroe Spotlight Performers at SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Invite

CA SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Invitational

• June 26-28, 2026
• Pavilion Center Pool, Las Vegas, NV
• LCM (50 meters)
• “2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Inv” on Meet Mobile

Several high skills gathered in Las Vegas for the John Sullivan Firecracker Invitational; amongst these in attendance was Michigan standout and Olympic medalist Bella Sims, who turned in a number of the meet’s high performances.

Sims raced in simply three occasions, two freestyle occasions and an irregular breaststroke swim. Sims clocked a 100 free time of 56.69, considerably off her better of 53.73 from 2023. She additionally raced the 1500 free, touching in 16:36.19. Just over 20 seconds off of the most effective time of her profession of 16:15.87, which got here in April of 2022.

In addition to her two freestyle swims, Sims swam a pair of career-best breaststroke occasions. She touched in 1:15.88 within the 100 breast, marking a career-best time. Within that 100, she additionally notched a finest time within the 50 breast in 34.68.

Another high performer in Las Vegas was Boulder City Henderson Heatwave’s Major Monroe, 13, who, on the boys’ aspect of the meet, secured a number of lifetime bests and a pair of wins. Monroe outpaced the sphere within the 50 fly (28.35) and the 100 fly (1:03.99), each of which have been his quickest occasions ever. He additionally swam his finest occasions within the 200 fly (2:26.53) and the 200 IM (2:23.49).

Sims’ fellow Sandpipers teammate Joshua Brown additionally had a strong outing, notching a finest time within the 100 fly (58.31), and including robust performances within the 400 free (4:01.13), 1500 free (15:43.11), and 400 IM (4:36.67).

Another Sandpiper, Allen Gyang, who’s a Michigan commit for the category of 2027, added 5 wins to his meet whole, together with three finest occasions. Gyang notched wins within the 50 free (23.68), 50 again (27.81), 100 again (59.81), 50 fly (25.19), and 200 IM (2:12.93).