{"id":306919,"date":"2018-04-22T05:04:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T12:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=306919"},"modified":"2018-04-22T05:04:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T12:04:18","slug":"louisville-scores-verbal-commitment-from-imer-abby-hay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/louisville-scores-verbal-commitment-from-imer-abby-hay\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisville Scores Verbal Commitment from IMer Abby Hay"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Versatile IMer\u00a0Abby Hay\u00a0<\/strong>has verbally committed to swim for the University of Louisville as a member of the Class of 2023. Hay hails from Mayfield Heights, OH, where she swims for the Lake Erie Silver Dolphins and is a junior at Hawken High School.<\/p>\n

At this year’s Ohio High School Division 2 Championships<\/a> Hay swam the butterfly leg (23.91) of the school’s state record setting 200 medley relay before finishing runner up in the 200 IM (2:01.26) and 100 butterfly (55.12). Hay ended the night on top of the podium again, splitting a 51.15 on Hawken’s state record setting 400 freestyle relay.<\/p>\n

Hay is a great addition to the Cards, excelling the most in IM, but with potential in stroke events as well. Her top times include:<\/p>\n