{"id":403175,"date":"2019-11-21T18:03:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T01:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=403175"},"modified":"2019-11-21T18:03:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T01:03:38","slug":"pittsburgh-elite-aquatics-nico-butera-announces-2021-verbal-to-wisconsin-badgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pittsburgh-elite-aquatics-nico-butera-announces-2021-verbal-to-wisconsin-badgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics’ Nico Butera Announces 2021 Verbal to Wisconsin Badgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/b>The Badgers have a new addition to their class of 2025, recently receiving a verbal commitment from Pittsburgh, Penn. native Nico Butera\u00a0<\/strong>who will arrive in Madison in the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n

Butera does his club swimming with Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics under coach\u00a0Dave Schraven\u00a0<\/strong>and owns four Junior National standards. He’s coming off a stellar summer season where he earned 100% best times at NCSAs en route to registering four top-16 finishes. Last winter, he picked up four lifetime bests at NCSAs where his highest finish was an 18th-place showing in the 200 free. He has also earned USA Swimming Scholastic All-American honors for his efforts.<\/p>\n

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

“I am proud to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Wisconson. I’d like to thank my family, coaches and friends for their support. I can’t wait to be a Badger!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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