{"id":280705,"date":"2017-10-16T15:45:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T22:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=280705"},"modified":"2017-10-17T15:44:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T22:44:12","slug":"6x-ncisaa-state-champ-mary-pruden-gives-verbal-commitment-to-columbia-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/6x-ncisaa-state-champ-mary-pruden-gives-verbal-commitment-to-columbia-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"6x NCISAA State Champ Mary Pruden Gives Verbal Commitment to Columbia Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT: Mary Pruden<\/strong> has verbally committed to swim for Columbia University beginning with the 2018-2019 season. Pruden is from Raleigh, North Carolina where she is a senior at Ravenscroft School. She swims year-round for New Wave Swim Team, where she is coached by\u00a0Ed Lower<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Her freshman and sophomore years Pruden was a key piece of the Ravens\u2019 third and fourth straight<\/a>\u00a0NCISAA 3A\u00a0state titles. As a junior in 2017 the team finished runner up<\/a>. Last year Pruden swam the breaststroke leg (31.33) as the team defended its 200 medley relay title. She also anchored (51.43) the team\u2019s 400 freestyle relay that took down a 13 year old state record. After winning the 200 IM as a freshman and sophomore Pruden recorded a second place finish (2:03.05) in the event in 2017. She was also runner-up in the 500 free (4:57.93), improving from a fourth place finish in 2016.<\/p>\n

A two time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, Pruden is a versatile swimmer. She holds Ravenscroft High School records in the 200 and 500 freestyle, 200 IM, and 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays. She has Winter Juniors qualifying times in the 1000 free, 100\/200 back, and 200\/400 IM.\u00a0Her top times include:<\/p>\n