{"id":446977,"date":"2020-09-18T16:14:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T23:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=446977"},"modified":"2020-09-18T16:14:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T23:14:55","slug":"junior-national-champion-tim-connery-de-commits-from-michigan-sends-verbal-to-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/junior-national-champion-tim-connery-de-commits-from-michigan-sends-verbal-to-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior National Champion Tim Connery De-Commits from Michigan, Sends Verbal to Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>After originally committing<\/a> to the University of Michigan,\u00a0Tim Connery\u00a0<\/strong>has changed his verbal commitment to the University of Texas for the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n

The Davidson, N.C. will arrive in Austin as a member of the Longhorns’ class of 2025 along with\u00a0Kayde Cross<\/strong><\/a>, Marko Vujosevi<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0Nathan Quarterman<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Luke Hobson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Anthony Grimm.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

“After further consideration, I am proud to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Texas! Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way. Hook em??”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A jack-of-all-trades, Connery was named to the 2019-20 USA Swimming National Junior Team for his stellar performances this summer. Last summer, he won the 200m IM at Junior Nationals where he also took fifth in the 100m free and 100m back and sixth in the 100m breast en route to winning the High Point Award.<\/p>\n

He currently owns a pair of 2020 Olympic Trials cuts and a slew of additional U.S. Open and Summer Juniors standards.<\/p>\n

Connery does his club swimming with SwimMAC Carolina and finaled in a pair of events at Phillips 66 Nationals in 2018 before going on to place eighth in the 200m IM at Junior Nationals that same summer. Over the past two years he is a nine-time Sectional finalist, grabbing gold in the 200 IM last year.<\/p>\n

His best times include:<\/p>\n