{"id":331270,"date":"2018-09-30T14:14:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T21:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=331270"},"modified":"2018-09-30T14:14:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T21:14:24","slug":"virginia-tech-adds-verbal-from-ncsa-meet-record-holder-ryan-vipavetz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-tech-adds-verbal-from-ncsa-meet-record-holder-ryan-vipavetz\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Tech Adds Verbal From NCSA Meet Record Holder Ryan Vipavetz"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Silver Spring, Md. native\u00a0Ryan Vipavetz\u00a0<\/strong>has announced his verbal intention to swim for Virginia Tech beginning in the fall of 2019.<\/p>\n

Vipavetz does his club swimming with Rockville Montgomery Swim Club and owns four U.S. Open qualifying standards. He most recently competed at the NCSA Championships this summer where he recorded eight lifetime bests and won the 200m fly (1:59.62) en route to breaking the four-year-old meet record at finals. He had a trio of top-5 finished at NCSAs in March en route to posting four personal bests.<\/p>\n

Also representing Good Counsel High School,\u00a0Vipavetz is a six-time\u00a0Washington Metropolitan Prep School Championship finalist.\u00a0The NISCA All-American\u00a0won the 200 free and 500 free at the meet as a junior after placing third in both of those events as a sophomore.<\/p>\n

He told\u00a0Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n

“I chose Virginia Tech because of the superior coaching staff members, such as Coach Sergio Lopez and Coach Josh Huger, who have made me feel that Virginia Tech is a new home. \u00a0In addition, the team has one of the best cultures I have see; their inclusiveness is one of a kind. \u00a0Not only is the team on the path to greatness, but so are my academics at such a school. I am super excited to become a Hokie!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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