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She owns the U.S. Open cut in the 100 breast and most recently raced a trio of events at Juniors East in December. She concluded her summer season with a fourth-place showing in the 100m breast at Spire Speedo Sectionals and achieved four lifetime bests. Also competing for Rockford High School, Folcik is a six-time Michigan DI State Championship finalist. She placed third in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200 IM as a junior after placing fourth in the former during her sophomore season.<\/p>\n<p>She told\u00a0<em>Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Purdue University! Thank you to everyone who has helped me throughout the process. Boiler Up!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 breast &#8211; 1:02.98<\/li>\n<li>200 breast &#8211; 2:20.26<\/li>\n<li>200 IM &#8211; 2:05.46<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although she&#8217;s not quite in scoring range just yet at the Big Ten Championships, Folcik has continuously made improvements each season: she has dropped five seconds in the 100 breast and eighth in the 200 breast over the past three years. 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