Photo by Peter H. Bick<\/p>\n
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, August 3. TEXAS\u00a0A&M bolstered its 2014 women\u2019s swimming and diving signing class with the addition of 5-star recruit B\u00e9ryl Gastaldello of France and Texas all-state selection Sarah Vinezeano, Aggie head coach Steve Bultman announced.<\/p>\n
Gastaldello, from Miramas, France, will compete at the European Championships next month, and ranks as the top international recruit in the Class of 2014 according to CollegeSwimming.com.<\/p>\n
\u201cGetting Beryl this summer really put the class over the top,\u201d Bultman said. \u201cIt was definitely a nice \u2018get\u2019 at the last minute. We are very excited to have Beryl join us. She has three very good strokes which will give us a lot of options on where to swim her.<\/p>\n
A gifted sprinter, Gastaldello has long course meter best times of 25.49 and 55.63 in the 50 and 100 freestyle, 26.36 and 59.51 in the 50 and 100 butterfly and 28.73 and 1:02.37 in the 50 and 100 backstroke. Gastaldello trains with Cercle Des Nageurs de Marseille where she is coached by Mathieu Burban.<\/p>\n
\u201cI chose Texas A&M because I love the staff, the team\u2019s spirit and the facility,\u201d Gastaldello said.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m so proud to be an Aggie.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vinezeano, from Allen, Texas, was a seven-time Texas Class 5A regional champion and helped Allen High School to three district team titles and two regional crowns. She also competed for Metro Aquatics where she was coached by Brent Mitchell.<\/p>\n
Vinezeano said she chose Texas A&M because of \u201cthe phenomenal team and coaching staff, amazing facilities and the remarkable Aggie Network.\u201d<\/p>\n
The addition of Gastaldello and Vinezeano bring the Aggies\u2019 2014 signing class to 11 members, joining Lisa Bratton (Richland, Wash.), diver Lauren Crown (Southlake, Texas), Bethany Galat (Mishawaka, Ind.), Esther Gonzalez (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), Kristin Malone (Shorewood, Wisc.), Caitlynn Moon (DeKalb, Ill.), Laura Norman (Keller, Texas), Nancy Schuchhardt (Berlin, Germany), and Jessica Sloan (Magnolia, Texas).<\/p>\n
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