{"id":399178,"date":"2019-10-22T14:42:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T21:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=399178"},"modified":"2019-10-22T14:44:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T21:44:00","slug":"wisconsin-badgers-pick-up-2021-verbal-from-virginia-5a-record-holder-mackenzie-mcconagha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wisconsin-badgers-pick-up-2021-verbal-from-virginia-5a-record-holder-mackenzie-mcconagha\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Badgers Pick Up 2021 Verbal from Virginia 5A Record Holder Mackenzie McConagha"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Broadlands, Va. native Mackenzie McConagha\u00a0<\/strong>has given the University of Wisconsin their second verbal commitment as part of the class of 2025. She will also join her current club teammate Paige McKenna<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n

McConagha does her club swimming with Nation’s Capital Swim Club and has already achieved the Olympic Trials cut in the 200m fly. She placed 7th in the 100m fly and 12th in the 200m fly this past summer at Junior Nationals after recording five top-8 finishes at Potomac Valley LCM Seniors. Last winter, she finaled in the 400m IM at Winter Nationals before going on to take eighth in the 500 free at Potomac Valley SCY Seniors. She was also a six-time finalist at NCSAs in March.<\/p>\n

A current junior at Briar Woods High School, McConagha is a four-time Virginia 5A State Championship gold medalist. The NISCA and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American won the 100 back and the 100 fly during both her freshman and sophomore seasons. She also set a pair of Class 5 records<\/a> during her sophomore year in both individual events as well as the 4×50 medley and 4×50 free relays.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Mackenzie McConagha Instagram (@mack_m_)<\/p><\/div>\n

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