{"id":486350,"date":"2021-09-02T05:26:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T12:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=486350"},"modified":"2021-09-02T05:26:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T12:26:28","slug":"futures-qualifier-skylar-brgoch-lends-verbal-commitment-to-washington-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/futures-qualifier-skylar-brgoch-lends-verbal-commitment-to-washington-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Futures Qualifier Skylar Brgoch Lends Verbal Commitment to Washington State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Washington State University has received a new verbal commitment for the 2022-23 season and beyond from Futures qualifier <strong>Skylar Brgoch<\/strong> of Aurora, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>She will join\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/washington-state-earns-verbal-from-cif-san-diego-section-record-holder-emily-lundgren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Emily Lundgren <\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/washington-state-enters-2022-recruiting-game-with-verbal-from-south-africas-kirsten-de-goede\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kirsten de Goede<\/strong><\/a> as a member of the Cougars\u2019 Class of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>\u201cI am extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic journey at Washington State University!! I look forward to being part of an incredible swim family and am very thankful for the opportunity to swim for such an amazing program under the leadership of Coach Leach! Thank you to my family, friends, teammates and coaches for supporting me! GO COUGS!!!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A freestyler and butterflyer, Brgoch trains year-round with Aces Swim Club and most recently earned five best times at Western Zone Seniors where her highest finish was a 10th-place showing in the 100m fly. Back in March, she notched five lifetime bests at the Colorado Connections Invite, earning bronze in the 100 fly.<\/p>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 free &#8211; 24.59<\/li>\n<li>100 free &#8211; 53.16<\/li>\n<li>200 free &#8211; 1:54.90<\/li>\n<li>50 fly &#8211; 26.60<\/li>\n<li>100 fly &#8211; 55.65<\/li>\n<li>200 fly &#8211; 2:10.53<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also competing for Cherokee Trail High School, Brgoch owns five team records and three pool records. 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