{"id":302764,"date":"2018-03-26T16:55:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T23:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=302764"},"modified":"2018-03-26T16:55:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T23:55:25","slug":"virginia-state-record-holder-noah-bowers-verbally-commits-to-nc-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-state-record-holder-noah-bowers-verbally-commits-to-nc-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia State Record Holder Noah Bowers Verbally Commits to NC State"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>High school junior\u00a0Noah Bowers\u00a0<\/strong>has announced his verbal commitment to NC State University. Bowers is from Roanoke, Virginia, where he swims for Virginia Gators. His Gators teammate\u00a0Emma Muzzy<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>will join the Wolfpack this fall.<\/p>\n

With a year remaining in his high school career Bowers is a strong backstroker and butterflier. A 2017 US National Select Camp attendee, Bowers is a three time Virginia 5A state champion. Swimming for Patrick Henry High School he won the 200 IM as a junior. He was the 100 backstroke champion sophomore and junior years, and is the 5A state record holder in the 100 backstroke.<\/p>\n

Bowers also holds records at the club level, where he is the Virginia LSC 15-16 record holder in the 100 and 200 backstrokes and butterflies and the 200 IM.\u00a0He also swam backstroke on Virginia Gators senior Virginia LSC record 200 (1:28.47) and 400 (3:15.60) medley relays.<\/p>\n

His top times include:<\/p>\n