{"id":451489,"date":"2020-10-30T18:07:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T01:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=451489"},"modified":"2020-10-30T18:07:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T01:07:26","slug":"sprint-freestyler-marin-mckee-pledges-2022-verbal-to-kentucky-wildcats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sprint-freestyler-marin-mckee-pledges-2022-verbal-to-kentucky-wildcats\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprint Freestyler Marin McKee Pledges 2022 Verbal to Kentucky Wildcats\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT: <\/b>The University of Kentucky has picked up their third early verbal commitment for their growing Class of 2026 from <\/span>Marin McKee <\/b>of Virginia Beach, Va.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She will join<\/span> Jordan Agliano<\/b><\/a> and <\/span>Breckin Gormley<\/b><\/a> in Lexington at the start of the 2022-23 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am so thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to swim at the University of Kentucky. A huge thank you to my coaches, teammates, friends, and family for all of the love and support. I am beyond excited to be part of such an amazing team. Go Wildcats!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A true sprinter, McKee trains year-round with TIDE Swimming and sprinted to sixth place in the 50 free at Virginia Seniors in March after winning that event at the TAC Titans Blizzard Blitz in December.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Summer 2019, she finaled in the 50m free at Virginia LCM Seniors before going on to earn a best time at Geneva Futures.<\/span><\/p>\n

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