{"id":332159,"date":"2018-10-07T14:22:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T21:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=332159"},"modified":"2018-10-07T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T22:44:28","slug":"harvard-earns-verbal-from-distance-freestyler-cole-kuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/harvard-earns-verbal-from-distance-freestyler-cole-kuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Earns Verbal From Distance Freestyler Cole Kuster"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Williamstown, Mass. native and distance ace\u00a0Cole Kuster\u00a0<\/strong>has recently announced his verbal commitment to Harvard beginning in the fall of 2019. His father,\u00a0Steve Kuster,\u00a0<\/strong>was the men’s assistant coach for three years and helped lead the Crimson to a trio of Ivy League titles.<\/p>\n

Kuster does his club swimming with Purple Valley Aquatics and has achieved the Junior National standard in four events. He recorded a pair of best times at Juniors this summer after a strong showing at the NE Senior Championships. He placed 11th in the mile and 24th in the 500 at Juniors East last winter, earned the bronze in the 500 free at NE Seniors, was a three-time NE Age Group champion and won two events at Ithaca Speedo Sectionals.<\/p>\n

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

“I am extremely excited and honored to announce my commitment to Harvard University. I chose Harvard because of the outstanding coaching staff, incredible academics, and the immediate connection I felt with the team. Thank you to my parents, coaches, and friends who helped throughout this process. I look forward to this incredible opportunity over the next four years! Go Crimson!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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