{"id":462344,"date":"2021-02-17T01:59:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T08:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=462344"},"modified":"2021-02-17T11:40:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T18:40:25","slug":"breaststroker-elisabeth-bendall-lends-another-verbal-to-northeasterns-class-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/breaststroker-elisabeth-bendall-lends-another-verbal-to-northeasterns-class-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaststroker Elisabeth Bendall Lends Another Verbal to Northeastern’s Class of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>North Garden, Va. native and breaststroker Elisabeth Bendall<\/strong> will head to Boston for her college career after verbally committing to Northeastern University beginning in the fall of 2022.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Cambria Semmen<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Marcela Scaramuzza<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Kotoko Blair<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the Huskies\u2019 Class of 2026.<\/p>\n

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

“Here we go!! I\u2019m overjoyed and beyond grateful to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at Northeastern University!! I\u2019m still entirely in disbelief that this dream has come true. I\u2019d like to thank my family, teammates, friends, coaches, and teachers for all the motivation and guidance throughout the years. I cannot wait to begin my greatest adventure yet with such an amazing group of women! Go Huskies!! \"\u2764\ufe0f\"\"?\"\"?\"“<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bendall, who does her club swimming with Cavalier Aquatics, has picked up seven new best times at intrasquad meets since the pandemic. In July 2019, she earned 100% best times at Virginia LCM Seniors where she finaled in both breaststroke events.<\/p>\n

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