{"id":439241,"date":"2020-07-08T17:24:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T00:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=439241"},"modified":"2020-07-08T17:24:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T00:24:52","slug":"brazilian-youth-record-holder-gustavo-saldo-pledges-2021-verbal-to-louisville-cardinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/brazilian-youth-record-holder-gustavo-saldo-pledges-2021-verbal-to-louisville-cardinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Youth Record Holder Gustavo Saldo Pledges 2021 Verbal to Louisville Cardinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Louisville has added a new addition to their growing class of 2025 after receiving a verbal commitment from\u00a0Gustavo Saldo\u00a0<\/strong>of Curitiba, Brazil.<\/p>\n

He will join fellow countrymate Murilo Sartori<\/a><\/strong>, as well as\u00a0Tommy Bried<\/strong><\/a>, Ryan Hogan<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Eli Shoyat<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0Lance Godard<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Wylie Kruse<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0John Bossler<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Owen Taylor\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0Luke Shourds<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in The Ville at the start of the 2021-22 season.<\/p>\n

Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to the University of Louisville. It was always my dream to study in a university where I could became my best version as a student and an athlete, and today I\u2019m so proud to say that the dream came true. I wanted to thank my parents and my coaches for being by my side all the time and always supporting me. GO CARDS!!!!!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Saldo owns numerous Brazilian youth age group records in freestyle and butterfly events and has represented the Brazilian Swimming Federation internationally. At the 7th FINA World Junior Championships last summer, he finished 11th in the 200m fly and competed in the 4x100m and 4x200m free relay; the latter relay finished fourth. His future classmate Sartori also swam on the 4x200m free relay with him in Budapest.<\/p>\n

In LCM, his best times include:<\/p>\n