{"id":391187,"date":"2019-08-20T17:27:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T00:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=391187"},"modified":"2019-08-20T17:27:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T00:27:48","slug":"vanderbilt-earns-verbal-from-six-time-washington-2a-state-champion-eleanor-beers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/vanderbilt-earns-verbal-from-six-time-washington-2a-state-champion-eleanor-beers\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanderbilt Earns Verbal from Six-Time Washington 2A State Champion Eleanor Beers"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Poulsbo, Wash. native and current high school senior\u00a0Eleanor Beers\u00a0<\/strong>has announced her verbal commitment to Vanderbilt University and will arrive in Nashville at the start of the 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n

Beers, who owns four Summer Juniors time standards, swims year-round with Bainbridge Island Swim Club and most recently won the 100m free and 100m fly at Mount Hood Futures. Last winter, she raced five events at Juniors West where she finaled in the 50 free before going on to register five top-6 finishes at Washington Seniors.<\/p>\n

Also competing for North Kitsap Senior, Beers\u00a0has won the 50\/100 free combo and earned Swimmer of the Meet each of her three high school seasons thus far at the Washington 2A State Championships. During her junior season<\/a>, the NISCA and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American led her squad to their first-ever state title.<\/p>\n

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

“I chose Vanderbilt because of the excellence both in academics and in athletics. Go \u2018Dores!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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