{"id":336664,"date":"2018-11-07T12:25:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=336664"},"modified":"2018-11-07T12:56:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:56:43","slug":"umbc-earns-in-state-verbal-from-quickly-improving-luke-gude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/umbc-earns-in-state-verbal-from-quickly-improving-luke-gude\/","title":{"rendered":"UMBC Earns In-State Verbal From Quickly-Improving Luke Gude"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Eldersburg, Md. native and butterfly specialist\u00a0Luke Gude\u00a0<\/strong>has announced his in-state verbal to University of Maryland – Baltimore County (UMBC) and will join the Retrievers in the fall of 2019.<\/p>\n

Gude does his club swimming with Eagle Swim Team and\u00a0has made significant improvements over the past two seasons, shaving off five seconds from his 100 fly, 19 seconds off his 200 fly and ten from his 200 back. He most recently competed at the Maryland LCM Championships where he achieved five best times and placed fourth in the 100m fly. At Maryland Seniors in February, he was a six-time finalist which included a gold medal in the 500 free.<\/p>\n

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

“As soon as I walked onto the campus, I saw how close the team was. They were constantly pushing each other and I knew I wanted to be a part of that. I am beyond excited for the next four years to further my academic and swimming career with UMBC!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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