{"id":423612,"date":"2020-03-24T14:35:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T21:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=423612"},"modified":"2020-03-24T14:35:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T21:35:47","slug":"sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophia Garrison, Krista Wheeler Lend Verbals to Alabama For 2021-22 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMITS:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Alabama has scored a pair of verbal commitments for the 2021-22 season and beyond from Round Rock, Texas native <strong>Sophia Garrison<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Krista Wheeler\u00a0<\/strong>of Louisville, Ky.<\/p>\n<p>Both swimmers will join\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alabama-rolls-in-class-of-2025-verbal-from-breaststroker-kasia-norman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kasia Norman<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alabama-lands-2021-verbal-commitment-from-juniors-200-fly-finalist-anna-ogren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anna Ogren<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ymca-national-bronze-medalist-greta-gidley-verbally-commits-to-alabama-for-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Greta Gidley<\/strong><\/a> next year in Tuscaloosa as members of Alabama\u2019s class of 2025.<\/p>\n<h1>SOPHIA GARRISON<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_423617\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423617\" data-attachment-id=\"423617\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/sophia-garrison-alabama\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sophia-Garrison-alabama.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sophia Garrison alabama\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sophia Garrison alabama&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Sophia Garrison via CollegeSwimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sophia-Garrison-alabama-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sophia-Garrison-alabama-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-423617\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sophia-Garrison-alabama-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sophia Garrison alabama\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-423617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Sophia Garrison via CollegeSwimming<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #cc0808;\"><strong>&#8220;I am SO excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Alabama! Thank you to my incredible parents, coaches, and teammates for their constant support through this journey! I can&#8217;t wait to be apart of this amazing team! ROLL TIDE!!!?? #bamaspeed&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Currently swimming unattached, Garrison is a talented breaststroker and sprint freestyler who owns a trio of Junior National standards. She most recently placed seventh in both the 100m and 200m breast at College Station Sectionals after placing eighth in the 100 breast at Juniors West in December. This past summer, she registered three best times at Austin Sectionals before going on to race three events at Junior Nationals.<\/p>\n<p>Also competing for Hill County Christian School, Garrison is a six-time TAPPS DIII State Championship finalist and 100 breast record holder. The two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American\u00a0won the 100 breast and 200 IM as a freshman and a junior and took second and first, respectively, in those events as a sophomore.<\/p>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 breast &#8211; 29.37<\/li>\n<li>100 breast &#8211; 1:01.70<\/li>\n<li>200 breast &#8211; 2:15.95<\/li>\n<li>50 free &#8211; 23.27<\/li>\n<li>100 free &#8211; 52.17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>KRISTA WHEELER<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_423618\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423618\" data-attachment-id=\"423618\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/krista-wheeler-alabama\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Krista-Wheeler-alabama.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Krista Wheeler alabama\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Krista Wheeler alabama&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Krista Wheeler via CollegeSwimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Krista-Wheeler-alabama-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Krista-Wheeler-alabama-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-423618\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Krista-Wheeler-alabama-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Krista Wheeler alabama\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-423618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Krista Wheeler via CollegeSwimming<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #cc0808;\"><strong>&#8220;I am so blessed to announce my verbal commitment to swim for the University of Alabama!! I would like to thank my family, friends, and God for helping and supporting me through this very important decision! Roll Tide!!\u2764\ufe0f?&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Primarily a backstroker and freestyler, Wheeler does her club swimming with Cardinal Aquatics and owns the U.S Open standard in the 200 back with five additional Juniors cuts. She raced three events at Juniors East in December and recently placed 20th in the 100m back at the Des Moines TYR Pro Swim Series. Last summer, she grabbed bronze in the 100m back at the Kentucky LCM Championships and took fifth in the 50m back at NCSAs.<\/p>\n<p>A current junior at Louisville Collegiate School, Wheeler is a six-time Kentucky State Championship finalist and two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American. She finished second in the 100 back and fourth in the 50 free as a junior, was the runner-up in both the 100 free and 100 back as a sophomore, and placed second in the 100 back and fifth in the 100 fly as a freshman.<\/p>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 back &#8211; 53.27<\/li>\n<li>200 back &#8211; 1:57.95<\/li>\n<li>50 free &#8211; 23.23<\/li>\n<li>100 free &#8211; 50.54<\/li>\n<li>200 free &#8211; 1:50.04<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hs@swimmingworld.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hs@swimmingworld.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW COMMITS:\u00a0The University of Alabama has scored a pair of verbal commitments for the 2021-22 season and beyond from Round Rock, Texas native Sophia Garrison and\u00a0Krista Wheeler\u00a0of Louisville, Ky. Both<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":417450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[61683,65005,122199],"class_list":["post-423612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-school","tag-agon-high-school-recruits-page","tag-krista-wheeler","tag-sophia-garrison"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Sophia Garrison, Krista Wheeler Lend Verbals to Alabama For 2021-22 Season - Swimming World<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sophia Garrison, Krista Wheeler Lend Verbals to Alabama For 2021-22 Season\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NEW COMMITS:\u00a0The University of Alabama has scored a pair of verbal commitments for the 2021-22 season and beyond from Round Rock, Texas native Sophia Garrison and\u00a0Krista Wheeler\u00a0of Louisville, Ky. Both\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-24T21:35:47+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alabama-swimming-diving-SEC-scaled.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chandler Brandes\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chandler Brandes\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chandler Brandes\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/571a5f6c6cac506743189b439604e9db\"},\"headline\":\"Sophia Garrison, Krista Wheeler Lend Verbals to Alabama For 2021-22 Season\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-24T21:35:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-24T21:35:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/\"},\"wordCount\":494,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alabama-swimming-diving-SEC-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Agon High School Recruits Page\",\"Krista Wheeler\",\"Sophia Garrison\"],\"articleSection\":[\"High School\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/\",\"name\":\"Sophia Garrison, Krista Wheeler Lend Verbals to Alabama For 2021-22 Season - Swimming World\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alabama-swimming-diving-SEC-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-24T21:35:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-24T21:35:47+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alabama-swimming-diving-SEC-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alabama-swimming-diving-SEC-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Photo Courtesy: Jeff Hanson \/ Alabama Athletics\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sophia Garrison, Krista Wheeler Lend Verbals to Alabama For 2021-22 Season\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/571a5f6c6cac506743189b439604e9db\",\"name\":\"Chandler Brandes\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3214c075027079219bc3ee8653cf4a29?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3214c075027079219bc3ee8653cf4a29?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Chandler Brandes\"},\"description\":\"Chandler Brandes is currently a graduate student at the University of Louisville pursuing her Master's in Sport Administration. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 2019 with a degree in Public Communication and a double minor in Coaching and Sports Management. She is a former swimmer for the Catamounts and this is her sixth year on board with Swimming World.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/chandler-brandes\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sophia Garrison, Krista Wheeler Lend Verbals to Alabama For 2021-22 Season - Swimming World","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sophia Garrison, Krista Wheeler Lend Verbals to Alabama For 2021-22 Season","og_description":"NEW COMMITS:\u00a0The University of Alabama has scored a pair of verbal commitments for the 2021-22 season and beyond from Round Rock, Texas native Sophia Garrison and\u00a0Krista Wheeler\u00a0of Louisville, Ky. Both","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2020-03-24T21:35:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alabama-swimming-diving-SEC-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Chandler Brandes","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@swimmingworld","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chandler Brandes","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/"},"author":{"name":"Chandler Brandes","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/571a5f6c6cac506743189b439604e9db"},"headline":"Sophia Garrison, Krista Wheeler Lend Verbals to Alabama For 2021-22 Season","datePublished":"2020-03-24T21:35:47+00:00","dateModified":"2020-03-24T21:35:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/"},"wordCount":494,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alabama-swimming-diving-SEC-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Agon High School Recruits Page","Krista Wheeler","Sophia Garrison"],"articleSection":["High School"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/","name":"Sophia Garrison, Krista Wheeler Lend Verbals to Alabama For 2021-22 Season - Swimming World","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alabama-swimming-diving-SEC-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2020-03-24T21:35:47+00:00","dateModified":"2020-03-24T21:35:47+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alabama-swimming-diving-SEC-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alabama-swimming-diving-SEC-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Photo Courtesy: Jeff Hanson \/ Alabama Athletics"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophia-garrison-krista-wheeler-lend-verbals-to-alabama-for-2021-22-season\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sophia Garrison, Krista Wheeler Lend Verbals to Alabama For 2021-22 Season"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/571a5f6c6cac506743189b439604e9db","name":"Chandler Brandes","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3214c075027079219bc3ee8653cf4a29?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3214c075027079219bc3ee8653cf4a29?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"Chandler Brandes"},"description":"Chandler Brandes is currently a graduate student at the University of Louisville pursuing her Master's in Sport Administration. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 2019 with a degree in Public Communication and a double minor in Coaching and Sports Management. She is a former swimmer for the Catamounts and this is her sixth year on board with Swimming World.","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/chandler-brandes\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"Photo Courtesy: Jeff Hanson \/ Alabama Athletics","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/alabama-swimming-diving-SEC-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-1Mcs","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}