{"id":335766,"date":"2018-11-01T08:36:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T15:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=335766"},"modified":"2018-11-01T08:36:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T15:36:46","slug":"eagle-swim-teams-connor-bitz-marietta-gately-give-delaware-verbals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eagle-swim-teams-connor-bitz-marietta-gately-give-delaware-verbals\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagle Swim Team&#8217;s Connor Bitz, Marietta Gately Give Delaware Verbals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMITS:\u00a0<\/strong>A pair of Eagle Swim Team seniors have declared their verbal intentions to swim for the University of Delaware:\u00a0<strong>Connor Bitz\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Marietta Gately\u00a0<\/strong>will join the Blue Hens as members of the class of 2023.<\/p>\n<h1>Connor Bitz<\/h1>\n<p>A native of Owings Mills, Md., Bitz completed his long course season with six best times and a third-place finish in the 200m IM at the Maryland LCM Championships. He raced seven events at Maryland Seniors in February and recorded a lifetime best at Christiansburg Sectionals in March.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_335776\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335776\" data-attachment-id=\"335776\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eagle-swim-teams-connor-bitz-marietta-gately-give-delaware-verbals\/connor-bitz-delaware\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/connor-bitz-delaware.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"connor bitz delaware\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;connor bitz delaware&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Scott Ward&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/connor-bitz-delaware-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/connor-bitz-delaware.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-335776 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/connor-bitz-delaware-280x175.jpg\" alt=\"connor bitz delaware\" width=\"280\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/connor-bitz-delaware-280x175.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/connor-bitz-delaware-533x333.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/connor-bitz-delaware-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/connor-bitz-delaware-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/connor-bitz-delaware.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-335776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Scott Ward<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When he suits up for Delaware at the start of the 2019-20 season, Bitz will join a talented training group led by\u00a0<strong>Bryce\u00a0<\/strong><b>Checko\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<strong>Kevin Basch<\/strong>. The Blue Hen men finished fifth at last season&#8217;s CAA Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding his commitment, he said<em>:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>&#8220;I am proud to announce my verbal commitment to the University of Delaware! I am incredibly excited to continue my athletic and academic career as a Blue Hen!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>His best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>200 free &#8211; 1:47.02<\/li>\n<li>500 free &#8211; 4:443.96<\/li>\n<li>400 IM &#8211; 4:15.44<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Marietta Gately<\/h1>\n<p>Hailing from Baltimore, Md., Gately was the 200m IM runner-up and placed third in the 100m breast at\u00a0the Maryland LCM Championships this summer. She finaled in all six of her events at Maryland Seniors in February and recorded a pair of lifetime bests at Christiansburg Sectionals in March.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_335777\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335777\" data-attachment-id=\"335777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eagle-swim-teams-connor-bitz-marietta-gately-give-delaware-verbals\/marietta-gately-delaware\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marietta-gately-delaware.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"marietta gately delaware\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;marietta gately delaware&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Scott Ward&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marietta-gately-delaware-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marietta-gately-delaware.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-335777 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marietta-gately-delaware-280x175.jpg\" alt=\"marietta gately delaware\" width=\"280\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marietta-gately-delaware-280x175.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marietta-gately-delaware-533x333.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marietta-gately-delaware-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marietta-gately-delaware-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marietta-gately-delaware.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-335777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Scott Ward<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gately will add valuable breaststroke and IM depth to the Blue Hens when she arrives on campus next fall. She currently sits just outside of scoring range at the CAA Championships but has continuously made improvements each season.<\/p>\n<p>She told\u00a0<em>Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>&#8220;I am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim at the University of Delaware. It is an honor to say that I will be a part of such an amazing team with such incredible coaches. I would like to thank my family, my coaches, and my friends who have helped me throughout this long process. I cannot wait to continue both my academic and athletic careers as a Blue Hen!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 breast &#8211; 1:05.35<\/li>\n<li>200 breast &#8211; 2:23.65<\/li>\n<li>200 IM &#8211; 2:07.50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Their head coach,\u00a0<strong>Scott Ward<\/strong>, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>&#8220;We are so proud that both Connor and Marietta\u00a0will take their\u00a0passion as high-level student-athletes to the University of Deleware. Not only will they excel during their four years but their leadership skills will also help their teammates reach higher levels of performance.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\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 COMMITS:\u00a0A pair of Eagle Swim Team seniors have declared their verbal intentions to swim for the University of Delaware:\u00a0Connor Bitz\u00a0and\u00a0Marietta Gately\u00a0will join the Blue Hens as members of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":335769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[61683,71951,32290],"class_list":["post-335766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-school","category-uncategorized","tag-agon-high-school-recruits-page","tag-connor-bitz","tag-marietta-gately"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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