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Thankful for coaches, teammates, friends, and family who have helped me to achieve this goal, Roll Tide!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:hs@swimmingworld.com\"><em>hs@swimmingworld.com<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0Farmington Hills, Mich. native\u00a0Greta Gidley announced her verbal commitment to the University of Alabama via\u00a0CollegeSwimming and will arrive in Tuscaloosa in the fall of 2021. 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