{"id":309530,"date":"2018-05-14T16:49:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T23:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=309530"},"modified":"2018-05-14T16:49:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T23:49:22","slug":"new-auburn-coaching-staff-lands-first-verbal-commit-nick-vance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/new-auburn-coaching-staff-lands-first-verbal-commit-nick-vance\/","title":{"rendered":"New Auburn Coaching Staff Lands First Verbal Commit: Nick Vance"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>In his new role at Auburn University<\/a>\u00a0Gary Taylor\u00a0<\/strong>has secured his first verbal commitment, from\u00a0Nick Vance\u00a0<\/strong>of Saint Charles, Illinois. Vance is a junior at Saint Charles East High School and swims for the West Chicago Sharks.<\/p>\n

In 2017 Vance was a Winter Juniors finalist in the 200 back and 400 IM. A USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, Vance is the Illinois state short course record holder in the 15-16 boys 200 back and 400 IM. In the 2018 short course and 2017 long course season he was the LSC’s Senior State High Point Award winner.<\/p>\n

As a freshman Vance swam for his high school team, where he earned All-Conference honors and was third in his Sectional in the 500 free. Since then he has put his focus on club swimming.<\/p>\n

Vance’s lifetime bests include:<\/p>\n