{"id":337823,"date":"2018-11-14T12:46:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=337823"},"modified":"2018-11-14T12:46:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:46:25","slug":"butterflyer-mikayla-tseng-sends-verbal-to-loyola-marymount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/butterflyer-mikayla-tseng-sends-verbal-to-loyola-marymount\/","title":{"rendered":"Butterflyer Mikayla Tseng Sends Verbal to Loyola Marymount"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>San Jose, Calif. native\u00a0Mikayla Tseng<\/strong>\u00a0has given an in-state verbal to\u00a0Loyola Marymount\u00a0University for the fall of 2019.<\/p>\n

Tseng swims year-round for Santa Clara Swim Club and placed seventh in the 200m free, 400m free and 200m fly at Far Westerns to conclude her summer season. She raced two events at the Pacific Senior Open in April and was a four-time finalist at the Phoenix Winter Invite in February. Also competing for Santa Teresa High School, Tseng has competed at the CIF-Central Coast Section Championships the past two seasons.<\/p>\n

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

“I chose LMU simply because it was the perfect fit for me. The beautiful area and the amazing team made me feel like I was at home. LMU encompasses a community of students who strive for excellence. I admire the developmental program that LMU offers for their swimmers. It gives student athletes the opportunity to be well rounded in and out the pool. I cannot wait to represent the Lions at the collegiate level. GO LIONS!!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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