{"id":336529,"date":"2018-11-07T11:11:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T18:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=336529"},"modified":"2018-11-07T11:11:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T18:11:10","slug":"loyola-opens-class-of-2019-recruiting-with-verbal-from-dean-spicer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/loyola-opens-class-of-2019-recruiting-with-verbal-from-dean-spicer\/","title":{"rendered":"Loyola Opens Class of 2019 Recruiting With Verbal From Dean Spicer"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Loyola University of Maryland has earned their first verbal commitment for the fall of 2019 from Cohasset, Mass. native\u00a0Dean Spicer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Spicer does his club swimming with Weymouth Club Waves and capped off his summer long course season with two personal bests at the New England LCM Senior Championships. He finished tenth in the 800m free and 12th in the 1500m free at Buffalo Sectionals in March and was a six-time finalist at New England Age Groups where his highest finish was a fourth-place showing in the mile. Also representing Cohasset High School, Spicer finished third in the 500 free and sixth in the 200 free at the MIAA State Championships as a junior after placing fifth in the former during his sophomore campaign.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cLoyola is the perfect fit for me both athletically and academically. The team is amazing and I can\u2019t wait to spend the next four years here! GO GREYHOUNDS!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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