Walter Limm
Walter Limm
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Mukilteo, WA
  • High School:
    Kamiak
  • Events:
    Breaststroke
  • Major:
    Mathematics and Literature
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio



At CMS
Completed his senior season as a member of the CMS swimming and diving team, where he swam in the breaststroke events ... Holds the school record in the 100 breast (54.88) and ranks second in the 200 breast (2:01.45) ... Part of 200 and 400 medley relay teams that hold CMS school records (1:27.38 and 3:12.34, respectively).

2021-22 (Senior)
First-Team All-American (200 medley relay, 400 medley relay) ... SCIAC Champion (200 medley relay, 400 medley relay) ... All-SCIAC (200 breast, 400 breast) ... CSCAA Scholar All-America Team ...
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Part of two medley relay teams that had runner-up finishes at the NCAA Division III Championships ... Swam the breaststroke leg for a 200 medley relay that finishing in 1:27.38 to earn second place, .30 out of first, while setting new CMS and SCIAC records ... Also helped the 400 medley relay to a 3:12.34 finish to come in second and set new CMS and SCIAC records ... Finished second in the 100 breast at SCIAC Championships in 54.88 to break his own school record ... Took third in the 200 breast with a personal-best time of 2:01.45 to earn all-league honors ... Won SCIAC titles with the 200 and 400 medley relay teams in SCIAC record times, winning the 200 in 1:28.57 and the 400 in 3:15.05 (later breaking both at NCAA Championships). 

2020-21 (Junior)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ...
Stags did not compete due to COVID-19. 

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 mathematics and literature, with a minor in data science ... 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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12 Stags Honored on CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams

CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 12 members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team were honored by the College Swimming and...

June 29, 2022

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Sets 11 Program Records on Way to Eighth-Place NCAA Finish

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving program set 11 new program records, as well as NCAA Division III record...

March 21, 2022

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Lucas Lang Earns Runner-Up in 1650, Helps Stags to Eighth-Place Finish at NCAA Championships

INDIANPOLIS, Ind. – Lucas Lang earned a runner-up finish in the 1650-yard freestyle to help cap off an eighth-place finish for the Claremont...

March 19, 2022

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Applebaum, Conati Earn All-America Honors, 400 Medley Relay Earns Runner-Up

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Frank Applebaum and Marco Conati both earned first-team All-America honors in the 100-yard butterfly with the top two...

March 17, 2022

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Medley Relay Earns Runner-Up Finish at NCAA Championships for CMS Men's Swimming and Diving

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The 200-yard medley relay team of Anderson Breazeale, Walter Limm, Marco Conati and Nick Tekieli came in second place on the...

March 16, 2022

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Ranked No. 8 Heading into NCAA Championships

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team, which is sending 10 student-athletes to the NCAA Division III...

March 2, 2022

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Sends Nine Swimmers to NCAA Championships

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team will have nine swimmers attending the NCAA Division III Championship...

February 24, 2022

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Runs Away with SCIAC Title

LA MIRADA, Calif. - SCIAC Newcomer of the Year Nick Tekieli won his third individual race of the weekend, while Anderson Breazeale, Frank...

February 20, 2022

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Opens Up 100-Point Lead Heading into Final Day of SCIACs

LA MIRADA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team stretched its lead up to over 100 points over Pomona-Pitzer...

February 19, 2022

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Wins All Four Events, Takes 71-Point Lead After Day Two of SCIACs

LA MIRADA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won all four events that were held on Thursday at the SCIAC...

February 18, 2022

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Medley Relay Team Sets League Record on Opening Day of SCIAC Swim Championships for Stags

LA MIRADA, Calif. - The CMS men's swimming and diving team's 200-yard medley relay team of Anderson Breazeale, Walter Limm, Marco Conati and Nick...

February 17, 2022

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Rolls Past Redlands for Senior Day Win

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team took first place in every event as it celebrated Senior Day with a...

January 15, 2022

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Men's Swimming and Diving Moves Into 10th in Latest National Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After a convincing 82-point win over Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team has...

December 9, 2021

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Picks Up Dominant Win Over Pomona-Pitzer

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 12 ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned a statement win its two-day Sixth Street dual...

December 5, 2021

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Opens up 26-Point Lead over Pomona-Pitzer After First Day

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Marco Conati swam a personal best 20.40 to win the 50 free, led off a winning 200 free relay with a 20.46, and anchored the...

December 3, 2021

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Stags Pick Up Two Dual Wins in Tri-Meet at Chapman

ORANGE, Calif. - The No. 12 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team improved to 3-0 in SCIAC by picking up dual wins over Chapman...

November 13, 2021

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Wins All 16 Events in SCIAC Opener Against Occidental

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won all 16 events, led by two individual wins apiece from Marco...

November 7, 2021

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving has Promising Start in Defeat to Division I UC San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team gave itself a tough initial test in its first meet in 18 months,...

October 24, 2021

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Ranked Tenth in Preseason Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team opens its season on Saturday at UC San Diego, and will make the road...

October 21, 2021