{"id":401289,"date":"2019-11-08T03:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=401289"},"modified":"2019-11-07T20:36:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T03:36:24","slug":"futures-finalist-alice-ciobanu-verbally-commits-to-san-jose-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/futures-finalist-alice-ciobanu-verbally-commits-to-san-jose-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Futures Finalist Alice Ciobanu Verbally Commits to San Jose State"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Distance freestyler\u00a0Alice Ciobanu<\/strong> of Stockton, Calif. has announced her verbal commitment to San Jose State University and will suit up for the Spartans as a member of the class of 2024.<\/p>\n

Ciobanu does her club swimming with Tiger Aquatics and most recently placed 16th in the 1500m free and 19th in the 200m free at Mount Hood Futures after earning bronze in the mile at Santa Clarita Sectionals. She recorded four top-8 finishes at WCAB Seniors last winter before going on to grab silver in the mile at Far Westerns. Also competing for Lincoln High School, Ciobanu raced the 500 free at the CIF State Championships during both her sophomore and junior seasons.<\/p>\n

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

“I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to further my swimming career and education at San Jose State University!! It has always been a dream of mine to swim D1 in college and I couldn\u2019t be more proud to call SJSU my future home. I want to thank my friends, family, and coaches for always supporting me in my swimming career, I couldn\u2019t do it without you! Go Spartans!! #spartanup”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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