{"id":399369,"date":"2019-10-23T18:48:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T01:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=399369"},"modified":"2019-10-23T18:48:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T01:48:37","slug":"tar-heels-get-first-class-of-2025-verbal-from-in-state-standout-elizabeth-sowards-of-swimmac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tar-heels-get-first-class-of-2025-verbal-from-in-state-standout-elizabeth-sowards-of-swimmac\/","title":{"rendered":"Tar Heels Get First Class of 2025 Verbal from In-State Standout Elizabeth Sowards of SwimMAC"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The Tar Heels have officially entered the Class of 2025 recruiting game, recently snagging an in-state verbal commitment from five-time Summer Juniors qualifier Elizabeth Sowards<\/strong> of Davidson, N.C. for the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n

Primarily a sprinter, Sowards does her club swimming with SwimMAC Carolina. She most recently raced four events at Junior Nationals this past summer finaling in a pair of events at Greensboro Sectionals. Last winter, she recorded a best time at Nationals before going on to finish 14th in the 50 free at Juniors East. She also earned silver in the 100 free and took fourth in the 50 free at Indianapolis Sectionals in March.<\/p>\n

A current junior at William Amos Hough High School, Sowards was the runner-up in both the 50 free and 100 free as a sophomore at the North Carolina 4A State Championships. While living in Illinois, she finished sixth in the 50 free at the IHSA State Championships during her freshman year. She has also earned NISCA and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American honors for her efforts.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Elizabeth Sowards Instagram (@elizabethsowards)<\/p><\/div>\n

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