{"id":424012,"date":"2020-03-23T10:48:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T17:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=424012"},"modified":"2020-03-23T10:48:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T17:48:11","slug":"alabama-crimson-tide-reels-in-2021-verbals-from-braden-rollins-william-watson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alabama-crimson-tide-reels-in-2021-verbals-from-braden-rollins-william-watson\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Crimson Tide Reels In 2021 Verbals from Braden Rollins, William Watson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMITS:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Alabama has recently received a pair of verbal commitments for the fall of 2021 from Newburgh, Ind. native <strong>Braden Rollins <\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>William Watson <\/strong>of High Point, N.C..<\/p>\n<p>Both swimmers will join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ben-hines-mateo-miceli-pledge-2021-verbals-to-alabama-crimson-tide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ben Hines<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ben-hines-mateo-miceli-pledge-2021-verbals-to-alabama-crimson-tide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mateo Miceli<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alabama-gets-class-of-2025-verbal-from-virginia-5a-state-champ-nikolas-lee-bishop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikolas Lee-Bishop<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alabama-crimson-tide-reels-in-class-of-2025-verbal-from-kentucky-state-champion-holden-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holden Smith<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Tuscaloosa as members of the class of 2025.<\/p>\n<h1>BRADEN ROLLINS<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_424015\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-424015\" data-attachment-id=\"424015\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alabama-crimson-tide-reels-in-2021-verbals-from-braden-rollins-william-watson\/screen-shot-2020-03-23-at-1-22-10-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-23-at-1.22.10-PM.png\" 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=\"braden rollins alabama\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;braden rollins alabama&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Braden Rollins Instagram (@braden_rollins)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-23-at-1.22.10-PM-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-23-at-1.22.10-PM-1024x768.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-424015\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-23-at-1.22.10-PM-700x500.png\" alt=\"braden rollins alabama\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-424015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Braden Rollins Instagram (@braden_rollins)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #a10e0e;\"><strong>&#8220;I am very happy to announce my verbal commitment to University of Alabama! Thank you to my family, friends, teammates, and my coaches for getting me to this level and being able to continue my swimming career! ROLL TIDE!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A talented sprinter, Rollins swims year-round with the Newburgh Sea Creatures and owns a trio of Junior National standards. He recently raced four events at Juniors East in December and finaled in the 50 free at the Southern premier Invitational last short course season. This past summer, he notched three best times at Indiana LCM Seniors before racing three events at Junior Nationals.<\/p>\n<p>His best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 free &#8211; 20.18<\/li>\n<li>100 free &#8211; 43.84<\/li>\n<li>100 fly &#8211; 49.33<\/li>\n<li>100 back &#8211; 51.54<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also competing for Castle High School, Rollins is a five-time Indiana State Championship finalist. He grabbed gold in the 50\/100 free combo as a junior while placing fourth in the 50 free and seventh in the 100 fly during his sophomore season. Rollins also raced to ninth place in the 100 fly during his rookie campaign.<\/p>\n<h1>WILLIAM WATSON<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_424016\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-424016\" data-attachment-id=\"424016\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alabama-crimson-tide-reels-in-2021-verbals-from-braden-rollins-william-watson\/william-watson-alabama\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/William-Watson-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=\"William Watson alabama\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;William Watson alabama&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: William Watson via CollegeSwimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/William-Watson-alabama-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/William-Watson-alabama-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-424016\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/William-Watson-alabama-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"William Watson alabama\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-424016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: William Watson via CollegeSwimming<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #a10e0e;\"><strong>&#8220;I am extremely proud to announce my verbal commitment to swim for The University of Alabama! Thanks to everyone throughout the years who have helped me achieve my goals. I can\u2019t wait to give my all for Bama. Roll Tide!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Primarily a butterflyer, Watson does his club swimming with Star Aquatics and has achieved a pair of U.S. Open cuts. He most recently earned bronze in the 200 fly at North Carolina Seniors after racing three events at Juniors East. Last summer, he registered two best times at Greensboro Sectionals before going on to finish fifth in the 100m fly at Greensboro Futures.<\/p>\n<p>His best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 fly &#8211; 49.02<\/li>\n<li>200 fly &#8211; 1:50.53<\/li>\n<li>200 IM &#8211; 1:54.26<\/li>\n<li>50 free &#8211; 21.57<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A current junior at Southwest Guilford High School, Watson is a six-time North Carolina 3A State Championship finalist. He was the runner-up in both the 50 free and 100 fly as a junior while taking sixth in the 100 free and third in the 100 fly during his sophomore year. The USA Swimming Scholastic All-American also earned bronze in the 100 fly during his rookie season.<\/p>\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 recently received a pair of verbal commitments for the fall of 2021 from Newburgh, Ind. native Braden Rollins and\u00a0William Watson of High Point, N.C..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":424024,"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":[61683,122237,66245],"class_list":["post-424012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-school","tag-agon-high-school-recruits-page","tag-braden-rollins","tag-william-watson"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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