{"id":379368,"date":"2019-07-09T11:31:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T18:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=379368"},"modified":"2019-07-09T11:31:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T18:31:50","slug":"aquastars-olivia-theall-will-stay-in-state-verbally-commits-to-texas-am-aggies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/aquastars-olivia-theall-will-stay-in-state-verbally-commits-to-texas-am-aggies\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquastar’s Olivia Theall Will Stay In-State, Verbally Commits to Texas A&M Aggies"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Texas A&M University has gained a new in-state verbal commitment for the fall of 2020 from Friendswood, Texas native and rising senior\u00a0Olivia Theall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Theall, who owns a pair of Summer Juniors standards, does her club swimming with Aquastar and most recently recorded four best times at the Texas Senior Circuit. She placed 21st in the 100 fly at Juniors West in December and raced both fly events at Junior Nationals last summer.<\/p>\n

Also competing for Friendswood High School, Theall is a four-time Texas UIL 5A State Championship finalist. The NISCA All-American\u00a0was the 100 fly runner-up and took fifth in the 50 free as a junior after placing fourth in the 100 fly and 11th in the 200 IM during her sophomore season.<\/p>\n

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

\u201chowdy and gig\u2019em! I\u2019m so excited and proud to announce my verbal commitment to continue my education and swimming career at Texas A&M University! Special thanks to my family, friends, and my coaches for supporting me throughout my swimming career! I can\u2019t wait to be apart of a team with such a rich history!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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