{"id":349863,"date":"2019-02-02T13:57:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T20:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=349863"},"modified":"2019-02-02T13:57:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T20:57:42","slug":"michigan-snags-commitment-from-parkland-aquatic-clubs-danny-berlitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michigan-snags-commitment-from-parkland-aquatic-clubs-danny-berlitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Snags Commitment from Parkland Aquatic Club’s Danny Berlitz"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>After originally committing to Auburn, Drum, Penn. native\u00a0Danny Berlitz<\/strong> has officially committed to the University of Michigan and will arrive in Ann Arbor this fall.<\/p>\n

Berlitz swims year-round with Parkland Aquatic Club and owns six Winter Juniors cuts with the U.S. Open standard in both IMs. He most recently competed at the RMSC Holiday Invitational where he won the 200 breast with five additional top-3 finishes. He finished 17th in the 400m IM at Junior Nationals this past summer after recording five lifetime bests at Mid-Atlantic LCM Seniors.\u00a0Also competing for Marian Catholic High School, Berlitz is a five-time Pennsylvania 2A State Championship finalist.\u00a0He won the 200 IM and was the 500 free runner-up as a junior after winning the latter during his sophomore season.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cI am excited to announce that I officially signed to swim and further my education at the University of Michigan, a lifelong dream since I started swimming.\u00a0 I would like to thank my family, coaches, and friends for all their help along the way. Go Blue\u201c<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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