{"id":449798,"date":"2020-10-18T07:10:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T14:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=449798"},"modified":"2020-10-18T07:10:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T14:10:30","slug":"colby-maupin-will-become-a-wildcat-with-verbal-commitment-to-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/colby-maupin-will-become-a-wildcat-with-verbal-commitment-to-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Colby Maupin Will Become A Wildcat With Verbal Commitment to Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT: <\/b>The University of Kentucky has added a new verbal commitment for the fall of 2021 from Futures qualifier <\/span>Colby Maupin <\/b>of Knoxville, Tenn.<\/span><\/p>\n

He will join <\/span>Jack Hamilton<\/b><\/a>,<\/span> Michael Belair<\/b><\/a>, <\/span>Mac Russell<\/b><\/a>, and <\/span>Jackson Mussler<\/b><\/a> in Lexington as a member of the Wildcats\u2019 class of 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

\u201cI am proud to announce my verbal commitment to swim at the University of Kentucky. Thank you to all my family, friends, and coaches who have supported me during my journey. #GoCats\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maupin does his club swimming with <\/span>Prime Aquatics and was the 200 back runner-up at the Speedo Music City Invitational in December where he achieved seven lifetime bests. He also raced five events at NCSAs in March 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

In summer 2019, he picked up five top-24 finishes at the Southeastern LCM Championships before going on to notch three best times at Greensboro Futures.<\/span><\/p>\n

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