{"id":461143,"date":"2021-02-03T05:14:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T12:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=461143"},"modified":"2021-02-03T05:14:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T12:14:25","slug":"illinois-picks-up-2022-verbal-pledge-from-wisconsin-state-finalist-brigitta-neverman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/illinois-picks-up-2022-verbal-pledge-from-wisconsin-state-finalist-brigitta-neverman\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Picks Up 2022 Verbal Pledge from Wisconsin State Finalist Brigitta Neverman"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>The University of Illinois has received their second early verbal commitment for the 2022-23 season and beyond from\u00a0Brigitta\u00a0<\/strong>Neverman\u00a0<\/strong>of Green Bay, Wis.<\/p>\n

She will join Sara Jass<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>of Geneva, Ill. as a member of the Fighting Illini’s Class of 2026.<\/p>\n

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

“I\u2019m so extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Illinois! I chose the University of Illinois because of the welcoming team atmosphere, the coaches, and all the amazing resources to help me succeed in and out of the pool. I would like to thank my family, coaches, teammates, and friends for their endless support throughout this process. I can\u2019t wait to be a part of this amazing team! ??”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An extremely versatile swimmer, Neverman does her club swimming with Green Bay YMCA and most recently won three events at the Speedo Performance Meet in December. She also grabbed the gold medal in the 100 IM at the Wisconsin 13&O State Championships last winter.<\/p>\n

In Summer 2019, she placed 15th in the 400m IM at Minneapolis Sectionals before going on to earn bronze in that event at the Wisconsin 13&O LCM State Championships.<\/p>\n

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