{"id":462348,"date":"2021-02-17T03:01:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=462348"},"modified":"2021-02-17T03:01:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:01:13","slug":"quickly-improving-chance-tirheimer-stays-in-state-chooses-florida-gators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/quickly-improving-chance-tirheimer-stays-in-state-chooses-florida-gators\/","title":{"rendered":"Quickly-Improving Chance Tirheimer Stays In-State, Chooses Florida Gators"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Florida has kept in-state standout Chance Tirheimer of Tampa, Fla. in the Sunshine State for his college career after his recent commitment to the Gators for the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n

He will join\u00a0Peter Bertzmann<\/strong><\/a>, Macguire McDuff<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Aryan Nehra<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0David Fitch<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Mason Laur\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0Oskar Lindholm<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Gainesville as a member of the Gators\u2019 class of 2025.<\/p>\n

He will become the second DI swimmer in his family as his older brother, Logan Tirheimer<\/strong>, is currently a freshman at Auburn.<\/p>\n

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

“I\u2019m extremely excited to announce my commitment to the University of Florida to continue my athletic and academic career. I want to thank my coaches, friends, and family for pushing me and supporting me throughout this journey. On to the next chapter. Go Gators!!\"?\"\"?\"“<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tirheimer, who does his club swimming with Tampa Bay Aquatics, has seen major time drops since the pandemic started. Pre-COVID, his top times were 22.13 in the 50 free and 48.77 in the 100 free. Now, he owns best times of 20.34 and 44.70, respectively. At this rate of improvement, he will likely see even more<\/p>\n

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