{"id":392298,"date":"2019-08-27T19:42:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T02:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=392298"},"modified":"2019-08-27T19:42:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T02:42:16","slug":"nebraska-state-100-fly-record-holder-rush-clark-announces-verbal-to-florida-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nebraska-state-100-fly-record-holder-rush-clark-announces-verbal-to-florida-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska State 100 Fly Record Holder Rush Clark Announces Verbal to Florida State"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Bennington, Neb. native\u00a0Rush Clark\u00a0<\/strong>will head to the Sunshine State next fall after giving his verbal commitment to Florida State University as a member of the class of 2024.<\/p>\n

Clark, who owns seven Summer Juniors standards, does his club swimming with Greater Omaha Aquatics and most recently placed eighth in the 100m fly at Junior Nationals after winning that event at Jenks Sectionals. Last winter, he achieved 100% best times at Juniors West where he finished eighth in the 200 fly before going on to record five top-10 finishes at Columbia Sectionals.<\/p>\n

Also competing for Creighton Prep High School, Clark is a six-time Nebraska State Championship finalist and owns the state mark in the 100 fly<\/a>. He won the 100 fly and 100 free as a junior after racing to second in the former event as well as sixth in the 200 IM during his sophomore season.<\/p>\n

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

“Super excited to announce my verbal commitment to Florida State University. Thank you to my family, teammates, friends, and my coaches. Special shout-out to my parents, Coach Beck, and Coach Barton for helping me get to this point. Go Noles!!!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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