NEW COMMIT: The University of Cincinnati has picked up a verbal commitment from breaststroker and IMer Lindsey Sanders, who will arrive on campus next fall.
Sanders swims year-round with Tennessee Aquatics under head coach Larry Hough and has earned a Winter Juniors cut in the 200 breast. She won the 200m breast and swam to the bronze in the 200m IM at the Southeastern LCM Championships in July. She was the 200 IM champion in a new lifetime best at the 2017 Music City Invite and was a two-time finalist at Tennessee Futures two summers ago.
A native of Knoxville, Sanders is a six-time TISCA State Championship finalist representing L&N Stem Academy. During her junior season, she placed third in the 100 breast and fourth in the 200 IM after finishing seventh in both of those events during her sophomore campaign.
She told Swimming World:
“I chose the University of Cincinnati because I felt at home the first time I stepped onto campus. I love the staff and the team and am super excited to be a Bearcat student athlete!”
Her best times include:
- 100 breast – 1:03.74
- 200 breast – 2:18.77
- 200 IM – 2:03.89
- 400 IM – 4:31.46
Sanders will provide the Bearcats invaluable breaststroke depth when she suits up for the 2019-20 season. Both of her best times would’ve ranked her fourth on Cincinnati’s lineup last season while her 200 IM would’ve sat in third. She would’ve scored in the B-final of all three of those events at the 2018 AAC Championships.
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