{"id":457721,"date":"2020-12-20T13:21:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T20:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=457721"},"modified":"2020-12-20T13:21:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T20:21:30","slug":"two-time-colorado-5a-state-champion-niki-silolahti-chooses-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/two-time-colorado-5a-state-champion-niki-silolahti-chooses-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Time Colorado 5A State Champion Niki Silolahti Chooses Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Utah has received a new commitment for the 2021-22 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier\u00a0Niki Silolahti\u00a0<\/strong>of Centennial, Colo.<\/p>\n

He will join Baylor Lewis<\/strong><\/a>, Sam Tenhulzen<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0Lucas Calderon<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the Utes\u2019 class of 2025.<\/p>\n

He told\u00a0Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n

“I\u2019m incredibly excited to announce my verbal commitment to the University of Utah Swim and Dive team. Thank you to all my coaches, teammates, friends, and family for supporting me along the way. Go Utes!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A talented sprinter, Silolahti does his club swimming with the Aquawolves Swim Team and earned five best times at intrasquad meets throughout August and September. Last December, he competed on two relays at Juniors West after winning the 100 free at the Pioneer Open.<\/p>\n

In Summer 2019, he raced three events at Colorado LCM Seniors before going on to record two best times at Arena Western Zones.<\/p>\n

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