﻿{"id":444128,"date":"2020-08-16T19:01:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T02:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=444128"},"modified":"2020-08-16T19:01:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T02:01:07","slug":"xavier-university-cracks-open-class-of-2025-with-verbal-from-local-standout-nathan-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/xavier-university-cracks-open-class-of-2025-with-verbal-from-local-standout-nathan-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavier University Cracks Open Class of 2025 With Verbal From Local Standout Nathan Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Junior National qualifier\u00a0<strong>Nathan Wall\u00a0<\/strong>of Cincinnati, Ohio has opted to remain close to home for his college career after verbally committing to Xavier University for the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He told\u00a0<em>Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>&#8220;I am excited to announce my verbal commitment to further my academic and athletic career at Xavier University! Thanks to my family, coaches, teammates, and friends for helping me get where I am today. Can\u2019t wait to be part of the team. GO MUSKIES!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A versatile swimmer, Wall does his club swimming with Cincinnati Marlins and recently notched three best times at the August Intrasquad Meet. Last summer, he placed fifth in the 200m IM at the TYR Invite before going on to final in two events at Cleveland Sectionals where he achieved eight best times.<\/p>\n<p>His best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 IM &#8211; 1:52.03<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 IM &#8211; 3:58.45<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 breast &#8211; 57.40<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 breast &#8211; 2:04.44<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 back &#8211; 52.09<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 back &#8211; 1:54.46<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 free &#8211; 21.98<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 free &#8211; 46.72<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 free &#8211; 1:42.33<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also competing for Saint Xavier High School, Wall has competed at the Ohio State Championships the last two years. 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