{"id":449169,"date":"2020-10-13T08:23:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T15:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=449169"},"modified":"2020-10-13T08:23:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T15:23:56","slug":"futures-qualifier-blakely-dean-of-quest-swimming-selects-towson-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/futures-qualifier-blakely-dean-of-quest-swimming-selects-towson-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Futures Qualifier Blakely Dean of Quest Swimming Selects Towson University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Futures qualifier\u00a0<strong>Blakely Dean\u00a0<\/strong>of Chester, Va. has pledged his verbal commitment to Towson University and will arrive on campus in the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He told\u00a0<em>Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #b3b305;\"><strong>&#8220;I am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to Towson University to continue both my swimming and academic career. Thank you to my coaches, friends, and family for getting me to where I am today. #gotigers&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A talented freestyler and butterflyer, Dean trains year-round with Quest Swimming and most recently placed eighth in the 1000 free and 10th in the mile at Virginia Seniors in March. 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He placed seventh in both the 100 fly and 200 free as a junior while taking 12th in the 500 free during his sophomore season.<\/p>\n<p>Dean will add valuable depth when he arrives on campus as a member of the Tigers&#8217; Class of 2025. His best time would&#8217;ve placed sixth at the 2020 Colonial Athletic Association Conference Championships where Towson finished fourth overall in the team standings.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hs@swimmingworld.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hs@swimmingworld.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0Futures qualifier\u00a0Blakely Dean\u00a0of Chester, Va. has pledged his verbal commitment to Towson University and will arrive on campus in the fall of 2021. 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