{"id":458997,"date":"2021-01-07T10:17:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T17:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=458997"},"modified":"2021-01-07T10:17:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T17:17:27","slug":"u-s-open-qualifier-yasemine-safargar-verbals-to-pitt-panthers-class-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-qualifier-yasemine-safargar-verbals-to-pitt-panthers-class-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Open Qualifier Yasemine Safargar Verbals to Pitt Panthers’ Class of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Pittsburgh has received another verbal commitment for the 2022-23 season and beyond from U.S. Open qualifier Yasemine Safargar<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>of Saddle Brook, N.J.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Kate Bailey<\/strong><\/a>, Angelina Messina<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Claire Dafoe<\/b><\/a>\u00a0as a member of the Panthers\u2019 Class of 2026.<\/p>\n

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

“I\u2019m so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at the University of Pittsburgh! I am very grateful to my family, friends, and coaches for helping me through this process. I can\u2019t wait to be part of such a great team.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A talented IMer, Safargar trains year-round with Scarlet Aquatic Club and placed sixth in the 400m IM at Plantation Sectionals back in March. She also collected the gold medal in the 800m free at New Jersey Seniors last February.<\/p>\n

In Summer 2019, she recorded seven top-15 finishes at Rutgers Sectionals before going on to sweep both IM events at the New Jersey LCM Junior Olympics.<\/p>\n

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