{"id":457780,"date":"2020-12-20T19:13:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T02:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=457780"},"modified":"2020-12-20T19:13:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T02:13:05","slug":"national-age-group-relay-record-holder-carl-bloebaum-sends-2022-verbal-to-virginia-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/national-age-group-relay-record-holder-carl-bloebaum-sends-2022-verbal-to-virginia-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"National Age Group Relay Record Holder Carl Bloebaum\u00a0Sends 2022 Verbal to Virginia Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT: <\/b>Olympic Trials qualifier <\/span>Carl Bloebaum<\/b> of Mason, Ohio, has pledged his verbal commitment to Virginia Tech and will suit up for the Hokies in the fall of 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

He will arrive in Blacksburg at the start of the 2022-23 season along with <\/span>Landon Gentry<\/b><\/a>,<\/span> Aiken Do<\/b><\/a> and <\/span>Mitchell<\/b> Stroud<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

\u201cI\u2019m proud to announce my decision to pursue my athletic and academic career at Virginia Tech! I want to thank my coaches, friends, and family that helped me along the way! Can\u2019t wait to join such a great team, GOKIES!!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bloebaum, who does his club swimming with Mason Manta Rays, raced three events at the Toyota U.S. Open last month. Last winter, he flew to fourth in the 200 fly and eighth in the 100 fly at Juniors East.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Summer 2019, he grabbed silver in the 100m fly at Ohio LCM Seniors before going on to finish fourth in the 200m fly and ninth in the 100m fly at Junior Nationals. Bloebaum also swam on the National Age Group record-setting 4x50m medley relay.<\/span><\/p>\n

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