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Incredibly thankful for all my coaches, family, and friends that helped me throughout this process. \u00a0I can\u2019t wait to be a part of their amazing team, and I couldn\u2019t be happier to say GO IRISH!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 free &#8211; 50.78<\/li>\n<li>200 free &#8211; 1:48.86<\/li>\n<li>500 free &#8211; 4:48.11<\/li>\n<li>100 fly &#8211; 55.51<\/li>\n<li>200 fly &#8211; 2:03.33<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kopac will add valuable depth to the Fighting Irish&#8217;s mid-distance group even with 1.5 years of club swimming still to go before arriving on campus.\u00a0She would&#8217;ve scored in the C-final of the 200\/500 free at the 2019 ACC Championships where Notre Dame finished fourth overall in the team standings.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:hs@swimmingworld.com\"><em>hs@swimmingworld.com<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0Ashburn, Va. native and current high school junior\u00a0Allison Kopac\u00a0has announced her verbal commitment to Notre Dame as a member of the class of 2024. 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