﻿{"id":443717,"date":"2020-08-12T05:23:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T12:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=443717"},"modified":"2020-08-12T05:23:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T12:23:21","slug":"pitt-gets-a-pair-of-verbals-from-a-pair-of-sydneys-sydney-atkins-sydney-rodriguez-will-join-panthers-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pitt-gets-a-pair-of-verbals-from-a-pair-of-sydneys-sydney-atkins-sydney-rodriguez-will-join-panthers-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitt Gets a Pair of Verbals from a Pair of Sydneys: Sydney Atkins, Sydney Rodriguez Will Join Panthers in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>NEW COMMITS: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The University of Pittsburgh has scored a pair of verbal commitments from a pair of Sydneys: <\/span><b>Sydney Atkins <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Huntingtown, Md. and <\/span><b>Sydney Rodriguez <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of River Edge, N.J. will arrive on campus in the fall of 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both swimmers will join <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/avery-mcfaddin-tess-mock-give-pitt-panthers-verbal-commitments-for-2021-22-season\/\"><b>Tess Mock<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/avery-mcfaddin-tess-mock-give-pitt-panthers-verbal-commitments-for-2021-22-season\/\"><b>Avery McFadden<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pitt-rounds-up-2021-verbal-commitment-from-maryland-state-champion-jill-berger\/\"> <b>Jill Berger<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ymca-national-200-breast-champion-mia-sunseri-gives-verbal-to-pitt-class-of-2025\/\"><b>Mia Sunseri<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as members of the Panthers\u2019 class of 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">SYDNEY ATKINS<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_443719\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-443719\" data-attachment-id=\"443719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pitt-gets-a-pair-of-verbals-from-a-pair-of-sydneys-sydney-atkins-sydney-rodriguez-will-join-panthers-in-2021\/sydney-atkins-pitt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sydney-Atkins-pitt.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=\"Sydney Atkins pitt\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sydney Atkins pitt&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Sydney Atkins&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sydney-Atkins-pitt-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sydney-Atkins-pitt-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-443719\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sydney-Atkins-pitt-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sydney Atkins pitt\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-443719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Sydney Atkins<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u201cI am so beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Pitt! First I would like to give thanks to God for guiding my heart in the right direction as well as a huge thank you to my family, coaches, and friends for their unconditional support during this time!! I can\u2019t wait to be a Panther!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primarily a backstroker, Atkins swims year-round with Naval Academy Aquatic Club and is a Futures qualifier. She most recently placed fifth in the 100 back and sixth in the 200 back at Maryland Seniors and registered six top-15 finishes at the NBAC Christmas Invite in December.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her best times include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 back &#8211; 56.19<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 back &#8211; 2:02.80<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 fly &#8211; 57.00<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 IM &#8211; 4:27.87<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last summer, she had an incredibly strong showing at TYR Summer Seniors where her highest finish was a sixth-place showing in the 50m back. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rising senior at Huntingtown High School, Atkins won the 100 back and took third in the 100 free as a freshman at the Maryland State Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">SYDNEY RODRIGUEZ<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_443718\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-443718\" data-attachment-id=\"443718\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pitt-gets-a-pair-of-verbals-from-a-pair-of-sydneys-sydney-atkins-sydney-rodriguez-will-join-panthers-in-2021\/sydney-rodriguez-pitt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sydney-Rodriguez-pitt.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=\"Sydney Rodriguez pitt\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sydney Rodriguez pitt&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Sydney Rodriguez&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sydney-Rodriguez-pitt-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sydney-Rodriguez-pitt-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-443718\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sydney-Rodriguez-pitt-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sydney Rodriguez pitt\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-443718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Sydney Rodriguez<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #c4c404;\"><strong>\u201cI am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Pittsburgh! I chose Pitt because of the incredibly supportive coaching staff, advisors, and athletes. Pitt meets all of my goals for the next 4 years, both academically and athletically, and I&#8217;m excited to be part of the family!! Thank you to my coaches, family, and friends who helped me through this process. Hail to Pitt!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Junior National qualifier, Rodriguez does her club swimming with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scarlet Aquatics and is a strong backstroker and IMer. She finished fifth in the 100m back at Plantation Sectionals in March where she recorded three new best times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her best times include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 IM &#8211; 2:06.50<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 IM &#8211; 4:23.88<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 back &#8211; 56.33<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 back &#8211; 2:03.33<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last summer, she placed seventh in the 400m IM at Geneva Futures and collected two golds at the NJ Junior Olympics. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also competing for River Del Reg High School, Rodriguez earned bronze in the 100 back at the New Jersey Meet of Champions as a freshman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to hs@swimmingworld.com.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW COMMITS: The University of Pittsburgh has scored a pair of verbal commitments from a pair of Sydneys: Sydney Atkins of Huntingtown, Md. and Sydney Rodriguez of River Edge, N.J.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":443720,"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":[61683,124881,124882],"class_list":["post-443717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-school","tag-agon-high-school-recruits-page","tag-sydney-atkins","tag-sydney-rodriguez"],"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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