{"id":347228,"date":"2019-01-15T09:17:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T16:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=347228"},"modified":"2019-01-15T09:17:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T16:17:53","slug":"florida-3a-state-champion-ian-cooper-stays-in-state-commits-to-fsu-seminoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/florida-3a-state-champion-ian-cooper-stays-in-state-commits-to-fsu-seminoles\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida 3A State Champion Ian Cooper Stays In-State, Commits to FSU Seminoles"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Quickly-improving\u00a0Ian Cooper\u00a0<\/strong>of St. Johns, Fla. has elected to stay in-state with his commitment to the Florida State Seminoles beginning in the fall of 2019.<\/p>\n

Primarily a sprinter, Cooper swims year-round with Storm Swim Club and owns the Summer Juniors standard in the 50m free. He most recently competed at Juniors East last month where he recorded a lifetime best in the 100 back. He won the 50m free and achieved six new personal bests at Southern Zone Seniors this past summer and registered five second-swims at Gainesville Speedo Sectionals in March. Also competing for Creekside High School, Cooper is a four-time Florida 3A State Championship finalist.\u00a0He won the 100 free and was the 50 free runner-up as a junior after placing 12th and ninth, respectively, in those events during his sophomore season.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cI chose FSU because of the amazing coaching staff, team atmosphere, and academics. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped me along the way. I can\u2019t wait for the next 4 years! Go Noles!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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