{"id":488410,"date":"2021-09-30T06:02:10","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=488410"},"modified":"2021-09-30T06:02:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T13:02:10","slug":"arkansas-6a-state-champion-chloe-thompson-verbally-commits-to-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arkansas-6a-state-champion-chloe-thompson-verbally-commits-to-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas 6A State Champion Chloe Thompson Verbally Commits to Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Utah has received their second verbal commitment for the 2022-23 season and beyond from Futures qualifier Chloe Thompson\u00a0<\/strong>out of Bentonville, Arkansas.<\/p>\n

She will join Katelyn Buono<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>of Sparks, Nevada, as a member of the Utes’ Class of 2026.<\/p>\n

She told\u00a0Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n

“I couldn\u2019t be more excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at the University of Utah! I am extremely grateful for the support I\u2019ve had over the years from my family, friends, and coaches. I couldn\u2019t have gotten where I am today without them. I can\u2019t wait to see what is in store for these next four years!! Go Utes!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thompson does her club swimming with Northwest Arkansas Aquatics and most recently earned three best times at the NCSA Summer Championships where she finished 19th in the 200m free and 21st in the 400m free. She also recorded five top-15 finishes at Lenexa Sectionals this past summer and collected three gold medals at Arkansas Seniors back in March.<\/p>\n

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