Southern Methodist Earns Verbal From Canada’s Janelle Gursoy

Photo Courtesy: Janelle Gursoy

NEW COMMIT: Southern Methodist University has earned a new verbal commitment for next fall from Ajax, Ontario’s Janelle Gursoy.

Gursoy swims year-round with Scarborough Swim Club and most recently competed at the Canadian Junior Championships where she finished fifth in the 50m free and 15th in the 100m free. She was a four-time finalist at the Eastern Canadian Championships last spring and earned the bronze in the 100m back at Ontario Spring Provincial. At 2017 Canadian Juniors, she had four second swims which included a third-place showing in the 50m free.

She told Swimming World:

“I am absolutely thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to Southern Methodist University! I love everything about SMU, and it is the perfect fit for me as a student and an athlete. I cannot wait to be a part of such an incredible team and program! Pony Up!!”

In LCM, her best times include:

50m free – 26.50
100m free – 58.28
200m free – 2:06.83
200m IM – 2:22.96

In SCY, those times convert to:

50 free – 23.34
100 free – 51.51
200 free – 1:51.63
200 IM – 2:05.37

Gursoy will make an immediate impact when she suits up for Southern Methodist as a member of the class of 2023. Her best times (converted to yards) would’ve scored in the B-final of the 50 free and 200 free at the 2018 American Conference Championships.

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