{"id":481245,"date":"2021-07-11T05:59:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T12:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=481245"},"modified":"2021-07-11T05:59:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T12:59:39","slug":"stanford-secures-verbal-from-u-s-national-junior-teamer-and-junior-national-champion-lucy-bell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/stanford-secures-verbal-from-u-s-national-junior-teamer-and-junior-national-champion-lucy-bell\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanford Secures Verbal From U.S. National Junior Teamer and Junior National Champion Lucy Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Stanford University continues their recruiting frenzy, picking up their sixth verbal commitment in just a few days from Olympic Trials qualifier and USA Junior National Team member Lucy Bell\u00a0<\/strong>of Fort Collins, Colo., one of the top recruits in her year.<\/p>\n

She will join Natalie Mannion<\/b><\/a>,\u00a0Sophie Duncan<\/a>,\u00a0Gigi<\/a>\u00a0Johnson<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Kristi McEnroe<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Kayla Wilson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Stanford\u2019s freshman class for the fall of 2022.<\/p>\n

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

“I\u2019m beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at Stanford University. I want to thank my family, friends, and coaches for helping me achieve this lifelong dream. I can\u2019t wait to join such an amazing team! \u2764\ufe0f?”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bell, who trains with Fort Collins Area Swim Team, most recently raced four events at Wave II of Olympic Trials in Omaha last month. Primarily a butterflyer and IMer, she flew to 17th in the 100m fly at the Toyota U.S. Open in November and won the 100 fly at Juniors West in 2019.<\/p>\n

In Summer 2019, she finaled in three events at Phillips 66 Nationals before going on to earn gold in the 100m fly and silver in the 200m fly at the Junior National Championships.<\/p>\n

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