{"id":393241,"date":"2019-09-07T09:50:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T16:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=393241"},"modified":"2019-09-07T09:50:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-07T16:50:01","slug":"virginia-adds-verbal-from-british-summer-championships-medalist-sophia-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-adds-verbal-from-british-summer-championships-medalist-sophia-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Adds Verbal from British Summer Championships Medalist Sophia Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Virginia has earned a new verbal commitment for the 2020-21 season and beyond from Guildford, Great Britain’s\u00a0Sophia Wilson<\/strong>. Her old sister,\u00a0Alicia Wilson<\/strong>, is an NCAA qualifier for Cal.<\/p>\n

She will join Abby Harter<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Anna<\/strong> Keating<\/strong>, Emma Weyant <\/strong><\/a>and Alex Walsh<\/strong><\/a> who will all suit up for the Hoos as members of the class of 2024.<\/p>\n

A backstroke and IM specialist, Wilson does her club swimming with Millfield School and has represented Great Britain internationally throughout Europe and North America. She recently earned bronze in the 200 back for the 17-18 age group at the 2019 British Summer Championships with a time that ranks her 14th in the UK this year. At the 2017 British Summer Championships, she won a pair of gold medals in the 16-year-old category.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cI\u2019m really happy to commit to such an excellent school with one of the top swimming programmes. Especially working with Todd DeSobro as I love how happy all his swimmers are and how he makes the work so enjoyable to reach your full potential. It\u2019s definitely a big commitment moving half way across the world, but I know it is the best decision for me.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In LCM, her best times include:<\/p>\n