{"id":335353,"date":"2018-10-29T17:49:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T00:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=335353"},"modified":"2018-10-29T17:49:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T00:49:05","slug":"finnish-freestyler-aino-otava-announces-verbal-to-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finnish-freestyler-aino-otava-announces-verbal-to-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish Freestyler Aino Otava Announces Verbal to Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Espoo, Finald’s\u00a0Aino Otava\u00a0<\/strong>will make the move to the University of Miami next fall after recently giving the Hurricanes a verbal commitment.<\/p>\n

Otava swims year-round for Cetus, the largest swim club in Finland who has earned the national title for best club in the country five times in a row. Primarily a freestyler, she most recently competed at the Finnish Swimming Championships in June where she recorded a pair of best times.\u00a0At the Nordic Championships last winter, Otava won the 400 SCM free and she also represented her home country at the 2016 European Championships.<\/p>\n

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

\u201dI\u2019m so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at University of Miami! I\u2019m so thankful for this opportunity to continue my growth as an athlete but as a student also. Never in a million years would have I guessed that when I accidentally started swimming 10 years ago (thx mom) that swimming would give me such a beautiful journey with so many amazing opportunities. Thanks to my coaches, family and friends for your unconditional love and support. Can\u2019t wait to spend next 4 years making myself better in a such warm and ambitious environment (while getting a tan!) GO CANES!! #universityofmiami #miamihurricanes\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In LCM, her best times include:<\/p>\n