High School
Kaitlynn Sims was ranked #18 in SwimSwam’s Top 20 NCAA Recruits for the class of 2019, and #7 in the Re-rank of that class.
On April 4, 2018, Sims announced her verbal commitment to the University of Michigan.
College (Michigan)
2019-20
Sims was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after finishing 3rd in the 1650 free (15:49.83), 4th in the 500 free (4:37.31) and 17th in the 200 free (1:47.22) at the Big Ten Championships in Iowa City, Iowa. Sims, a two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week honoree, also was part of the Wolverines’ 3rd place 800 free relay team at the Big Ten meet.