{"id":458630,"date":"2021-01-01T19:14:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T02:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=458630"},"modified":"2021-01-01T19:14:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T02:14:11","slug":"ohio-state-buckeyes-add-ncsa-finalist-lucy-malys-to-class-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ohio-state-buckeyes-add-ncsa-finalist-lucy-malys-to-class-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio State Buckeyes Add NCSA Finalist Lucy Malys to Class of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The Ohio State University has received their fourth verbal commitment for their growing Class of 2026 from\u00a0Lucy Malys\u00a0<\/strong>of Clarkston, Mich.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Sydney Davids<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Jessica Eden<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Sanna Peterson<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>in Columbus at the start of the 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n

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

“I am so excited and blessed to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the ohio state university!! A huge thank you to my family, friends, coaches, and teammates for supporting me through this process and beyond. Go bucks!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A U.S. Open qualifier, Malys trains year-round with OLY Swimming and has achieved several best times since the pandemic. She finished fifth in both the 500 free and mile at the 2019 NCSA Spring Championships while taking seventh in the 800m free and eighth in the 1500m free at the NCSA LCM Championships in Summer 2019.<\/p>\n

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