{"id":367739,"date":"2019-05-06T13:38:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T20:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=367739"},"modified":"2019-05-06T13:38:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T20:38:59","slug":"auburn-adds-2020-verbal-from-nitro-swimmings-payton-marvin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/auburn-adds-2020-verbal-from-nitro-swimmings-payton-marvin\/","title":{"rendered":"Auburn Adds 2020 Verbal from Nitro Swimming’s Payton Marvin"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Austin, Texas native and current high school junior\u00a0Payton Marvin<\/strong> has announced her verbal commitment to Auburn University as a member of the class of 2024. Her older sister,\u00a0Sutton Marvin<\/strong>, is currently a freestyler at Nebraska.<\/p>\n

Marvin swims year-round with Nitro Swimming and owns four Winter Junior standards with the U.S. Open cut in the 200m free. She most recently competed at College Station Speedo Sectionals where she finished seventh in both the 200m\/400m free after placing 24th in the 500 free at Juniors West in December. This past summer, she recorded four best times at Austin Speedo Sectionals before going on to place fourth in the 200m free at Rochester Futures.<\/p>\n

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

“I am super excited to announce that I have verbally committed to study and swim at Auburn University!\u00a0 Thank you to my family, friends, and Nitro swimming for always supporting me.\u00a0 I look forward to being an Auburn Tiger!\u00a0 War Eagle!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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