{"id":334743,"date":"2018-10-25T18:29:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T01:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=334743"},"modified":"2018-10-25T18:29:51","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T01:29:51","slug":"auburn-tigers-land-verbal-from-butterflyer-drake-stallworth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/auburn-tigers-land-verbal-from-butterflyer-drake-stallworth\/","title":{"rendered":"Auburn Tigers Land Verbal From Butterflyer Drake Stallworth"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Fishers, Ind. native Drake Stallworth\u00a0<\/strong>will make his way down south next fall after verbally committing to the Auburn Tigers.<\/p>\n

Stallworth does his club swimming with Fishers Area Swimming Tigers (FAST) and has met the Winter Juniors standard in the 100 fly. He swam a trio of best times at NCSAs this summer and was a three-time finalist at Indiana Seniors. He placed eighth in both fly events Indiana Seniors in March and time trialed the 100 fly at Juniors East last winter.<\/p>\n

Stallworth also swims for Fishers High School and is a four-time Indiana State Championship finalist. He finished fifth in the 100 fly and sixth in the 200 free as a junior after winning both events at Indiana Sectionals a week prior. He also finished seventh and 12th, respectively, in those events at State during his sophomore season.<\/p>\n

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

“I am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to Auburn University! When I visited the campus and met the coaching staff, I immediately knew it was the right place for me. The best word to describe my experience is \u201cmagical\u201d, and I am truly grateful for having this opportunity to compete at such a high level.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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