{"id":475687,"date":"2021-06-11T07:25:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T14:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=475687"},"modified":"2021-06-11T07:25:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T14:25:15","slug":"mizzou-adds-ymca-national-finalist-meaghan-harnish-to-growing-class-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mizzou-adds-ymca-national-finalist-meaghan-harnish-to-growing-class-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Mizzou Adds YMCA National Finalist Meaghan Harnish to Growing Class of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Open qualifier Meaghan Harnish<\/strong> of York, Pa. has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Missouri beginning in the fall of 2022.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Sydney Bales<\/strong><\/a>, Grace Striley<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Grace Hanson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the Tigers\u2019 Class of 2026.<\/p>\n

Swimming is in her family business as her older sister,\u00a0Courtney Harnish<\/strong>, was an SEC champion<\/a> at Georgia.<\/p>\n

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

“I\u2019m so excited to announce my verbal commitment to the University of Missouri!! Thank you to my family, friends, coaches and teammates who have helped me along the way!! Go Tigers!! ???”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Harnish does her club swimming at York YMCA and is a multi-time YMCA National finalist, most notably earning bronze in the 200m breast at YMCA Long Course Nationals in 2019. She most recently earned two best times at the 18&U Cup in Richmond and competed at the Toyota U.S. Open in November.<\/p>\n

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