Walter Limm
Walter Limm
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Mukilteo, WA
  • High School:
    Kamiak
  • Events:
    Breast, Free
  • Major:
    PPE
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio

At CMS
Entering his junior season as a member of the CMS swimming and diving team, where he competes in the breaststroke events ... Holds the school record in the 100 breast (55.77) ... Also holds the fastest 100 breast relay split in school history (55.02) and the fourth-fastest 50 split (25.21) ... Part of 200 and 400 medley relay teams that each rank third at CMS ... Ranked seventh in program annals in the 200 breast (2:04.54).

2019-20 (Sophomore)
All-American (400 medley relay) ... All-SCIAC (100 breast, 400 medley relay) ... CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-America ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Came in third place at the SCIAC Championships in the 100 breast with a 55.77, which set a new program record ... Added a sixth-place finish in the 200 breast in 2:04.54, which places seventh in CMS history, giving him 33 individual points in a meet that the Stags won by only 14 ... Also helped the 200 medley relay B team win its heat for 20 more points towards the CMS total ... Won the 100 breast in a dual with Pomona-Pitzer in 56.22, which moved him into second place in CMS history at the time ... Also won the 100 breast in duals with Redlands and La Verne ... Took both breaststroke events at the CMS Invitational.

2018-19 (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team … 
Won the 100 breast at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, defeating his older brother Henry by just one-hundredth of a second (58.25 to 58.26) ... Swam a 57.12 in the 100 breast at the SCIAC Championships, the ninth best time out of a field of 42, as well as a 2:07.35 in the 200 breast ... Also swam a 22.24 in the 50 free at SCIACs. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Kamiak High School, where he was a member of the swimming team ... Also competed for the South Snohomish County Dolphins club team ... School-record holder in the 100-yard breaststroke ... Came in third place in the Washington State 4A Championships in the 100-yard breaststroke, and helped his 200-yard medley relay team to a second-place finish ... Helped Kamiak to a second-place finish in the states and a 4A district title ... Volunteered as a local swimming coach with the Special Olympics.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in philosophy, politics and economics ... Brother, Henry, was also on the CMS swimming and diving team and graduated in 2020 from Harvey Mudd ... Cousin, Xander Bartone, attends Pomona and competes on the Pomona-Pitzer track and field team. 

News Mentions

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11 Stags Honored on CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams

CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 11 members of the CMS men's swimming and diving team earned selections to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches...

July 8, 2020

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Seven Stags Earn All-America Honors from College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America announced its NCAA Division III All-America teams this morning,...

April 8, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Sends Seven Representatives to NCAA Championships

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team, which captured the SCIAC Championship last weekend, will have seven...

March 2, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Earns SCIAC Championship By Just 14 Points in Exciting Sunday Finish

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team took a narrow lead into the final day of the SCIAC Championships and...

February 24, 2020

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Big Third Day Surges Men's Swimming and Diving into First Place at SCIAC Championships

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving came back from a big deficit to rally into a 21-point lead (762-741 over...

February 22, 2020

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CMS Men's Relay Team Opens SCIAC Swimming Championships with League Record

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's 200-yard medley team set a new SCIAC meet and conference record with a first place finish in...

February 20, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Looks to Cap Perfect SCIAC Regular Season with League Title

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team enters the SCIAC Championships as the league favorites, and they...

February 19, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Concludes Regular Season with Strong Showing

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team had its final tuneup before the SCIAC Championships at Axelrood Pool...

February 9, 2020

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Stags Complete Perfect SCIAC Regular Season with Wins over Occidental, Whittier

WHITTIER, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team finished off a perfect 8-0 regular season in the SCIAC with wins over...

February 1, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Sweeps Every Event to Defeat Redlands 202-29

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won all 13 events to cruise to a 202-29 win over Redlands to remain...

January 18, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Coasts Past La Verne to Remain Perfect in SCIAC

LA VERNE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won every event as it captured a 249.5-30.5 win over La Verne on...

January 11, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Defeats Pomona-Pitzer 193-160 in Two-Day Dual

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Marco Conati won both the 100 freestyle (45.99) and the 100 butterfly (48.46), setting a new Haldeman Pool record in...

December 7, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Holds Six-Point Lead after First Day of Pomona-Pitzer Dual

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Marco Conati set a Haldeman Pool record in the 50 free to help the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving...

December 6, 2019

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Hollimon's Record-Breaking Day Leads Stags to Dual Sweep of Chapman and Cal Lutheran

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Kendall Hollimon set Axelrood Pool records in both diving events, earning three perfect scores in his final dive on the...

November 17, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Defeats Caltech in SCIAC Opener

PASADENA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won every event but one as it took a 235-61 win over Caltech in its...

November 10, 2019

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Kendall Hollimon wins Three-Meter Dive in Season-Opening Dual Meet at UC San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team opened its 2019-20 season with a road meet against UC San Diego, a...

October 26, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Ranked No. 19 in Preseason CSCAA Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned a spot in the preseason top 20 in Division III from the...

October 17, 2019