{"id":440678,"date":"2020-07-20T18:33:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T01:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=440678"},"modified":"2020-07-20T18:34:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T01:34:10","slug":"ohio-state-buckeyes-get-verbal-from-world-juniors-finalist-alex-quach-of-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ohio-state-buckeyes-get-verbal-from-world-juniors-finalist-alex-quach-of-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio State Buckeyes Get Verbal from World Juniors Finalist Alex Quach of Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The Ohio State University has gained a big verbal commitment for their growing class of 2025 from sprint freestyler and butterflyer Alex Quach\u00a0<\/strong>of Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n

He will arrive in Columbus at the start of the 2021-22 season along with Josh Bogniard<\/strong><\/a>, Karl Helmuth<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Luke Paxton<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

While representing Team Australia internationally, Quach advanced to the semifinals of the 50m fly at the 7th FINA World Championships where he also raced the 100m fly and 200m fly. He also swam on the 4x100m free, 4x100m medley, and mixed 4x100m free relays that all qualified for finals in Budapest.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CC3OTnInx5a\/<\/p>\n

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Quach trains year-round with Auburn Swim Club in Lidcombe, New South Wales, and most recently earned bronze in the 200m fly at the NSW State Open Championships. He won that event at the NSW Senior State Age Group meet in December and advanced to finals in his signature race at the 2019 Australian National Championships.<\/p>\n

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