{"id":367433,"date":"2019-05-04T11:45:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T18:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=367433"},"modified":"2019-05-04T11:45:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T18:45:53","slug":"nitros-vincent-ribeiro-will-stay-in-state-and-become-an-aggie-with-2020-verbal-to-texas-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nitros-vincent-ribeiro-will-stay-in-state-and-become-an-aggie-with-2020-verbal-to-texas-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitro’s Vincent Ribeiro Will Stay In-State and Become an Aggie with 2020 Verbal to Texas A&M"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Texas A&M has gained a new in-state verbal commitment for the fall of 2020 from versatile\u00a0Vincent Ribeiro<\/strong>.\u00a0A South African native, his family moved to Round Rock, Texas, when he was eight years old.<\/p>\n

Ribeiro, who swims year-round with Nitro Swimming, owns 10 Winter Junior standards. He most recently competed at College Station Speedo Sectionals where his highest finish was a fourth-place showing in the 200 IM. At Juniors West in December, he took 17th in the 200 IM and 19th in the 400 IM after earning bronze in the latter at Rochester Futures this past summer.<\/p>\n

Also competing for Round Rock High School, Ribeiro is a five-time Texas UIL 6A State Championship finalist.\u00a0He won the 200 IM and was the 100 breast runner-up as a junior after finishing third and eighth, respectively, in those events during his sophomore season. He has also earned both NISCA and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American honors for his efforts.<\/p>\n

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

“I\u2019m extremely honored to announce my commitment to Texas A&M University to pursue my academic and swimming career. I was welcomed with an amazing family culture by the team and the coaches on my visit. I\u2019d like to thank my family, coaches, teammates, and friends for guiding and supporting me through this journey. Gig ’em”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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