{"id":399378,"date":"2019-10-24T04:34:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T11:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=399378"},"modified":"2019-10-24T04:34:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T11:34:56","slug":"lakeside-swim-teams-cora-martin-lends-the-hoyas-verbal-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lakeside-swim-teams-cora-martin-lends-the-hoyas-verbal-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeside Swim Team’s Cora Martin Lends the Hoyas Verbal Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Georgetown University has received a new verbal commitment for the fall of 2020 from Louisville, Ky. native\u00a0Cora Martin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Primarily a butterflyer and IMer, Martin does her club swimming with Lakeside Swim Team and most recently placed seventh in the 100m fly and eighth in the 200m fly at Kentucky LCM Seniors this past summer. Last winter, she raced to 10th in the 100 fly at the Speedo Music City Invitational before going on to race six events at the Southern Premier Invitational.<\/p>\n

Also competing for Kentucky Country Day High School, Martin is a four-time Kentucky State Championship finalist. She finished ninth in the 100 fly as a junior while taking 11th in that event as well as 15th in the 200 IM during her sophomore season.<\/p>\n

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

“I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at Georgetown University. I would like to thank my family, coaches, friends and teammates for supporting me throughout this journey. Hoya Saxa!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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