﻿{"id":332819,"date":"2018-10-10T16:06:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T23:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=332819"},"modified":"2018-10-10T16:06:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T23:06:50","slug":"200-back-futures-champion-emma-lepisova-delivers-verbal-to-northwestern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/200-back-futures-champion-emma-lepisova-delivers-verbal-to-northwestern\/","title":{"rendered":"200 Back Futures Champion Emma Lepisova Delivers Verbal to Northwestern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Northwestern University has received a new verbal commitment from Foster City, Calif. native\u00a0<strong>Emma Lepisova.\u00a0<\/strong>She will join the Wildcats as a member of the class of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Lepisova does her club swimming with Burlingame Aquatic Club and is a U.S. Open qualifier in the 200m back. She capped off a successful long course season with a win in the 200m back at Santa Clara Futures after placing 22nd in the same event at Junior Nationals. She raced four events at Juniors West last winter and notched a trio of lifetime bests at Carlsbad Speedo Sectionals in March.<\/p>\n<p>Lepisova also represents\u00a0San Mateo and has raced at the CIF State Championships the past two years of her high school career.\u00a0The NISCA All-American placed fifth in the 100 back as a junior at State after finishing fourth in the event at CIF-Central Sections.<\/p>\n<p>She told\u00a0<em>Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\u201cI would first like to thank all the people who have h<span class=\"m_-5368752523056856346gmail-text_exposed_show\">elped me through this whole recruiting process: my coach, my family, my friends, and all the coaches I have had the pleasure of speaking to throughout my recruiting journey. I chose Northwestern because of the perfect balance between swimming and academics. I will be able to pursue my swimming career while studying at one of the best universities in the world. The team and coaches were welcoming and kind, and I am extremely excited to be on this amazing team! Go Cats!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>100 Back 55.03<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>200 Back 1:57.77<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>50 Free 24.24<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>100 Free 52.72<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>200 IM 2:06.19<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When she suits up for the Wildcats at the start of the 2019-20 season, Lepisova will join a backstroke training group that includes <strong>Calypso Sheridan<\/strong>, <strong>Krystal Lara<\/strong> and <strong>Nicole Aarts<\/strong>. Her best 200 back time would&#8217;ve score in the C-final of the 2018 Big Ten Championships.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hs@swimmingworld.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hs@swimmingworld.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0Northwestern University has received a new verbal commitment from Foster City, Calif. native\u00a0Emma Lepisova.\u00a0She will join the Wildcats as a member of the class of 2023. 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