South Africa’s Taneal Baptiste Verbally Commits to Indiana State

Photo Courtesy: Taneal Baptiste

NEW COMMIT: South Africa’s Taneal Baptiste has given her verbal commitment to Indiana State University. She swims for Players Swimming Club, where she trains under Coach Grant Kritzinger. Baptiste has been at the club since she was 12, but began to focus on swimming at age 14 when she dropped netball.

Baptiste was the 2014 and 2015 South African Junior National Champion in the 200 and 400 freestyles and also won the 100 free in 2014. She attends Cornwall Hill College in Pretoria. She has also made appearances in the FINA World Cup at stops in Doha and Dubai.

Baptiste told Swimming World,

“Beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to Indiana State University, thank you to all my friends, family and coaches that helped get me to where I am today!”

She has spent some time training in the US with Scottsdale Aquatic Club. Her top SCY times are:

50 Free 24.10
100 Free 51.74
200 Free 1:51.03
100 Fly 57.23
100 Back 57.76
200 IM 2:07.94

In their first ever season last year Indiana State’s all freshman team made a debut at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship. Baptiste looks to be an immediate contributor to the Sycamores. The school’s 100 freestyle record is just faster than her at 51.72. She’s already been quicker than the school mark of 1:52.44 in the 200 freestyle. Baptiste is also in striking distance of the 100 backstroke record.

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Pam Reynecke

6 years ago

So so proud of you Taneal!!! Looking forward to watching this next chapter of your swimming career.