{"id":490540,"date":"2021-11-03T19:48:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T02:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=490540"},"modified":"2021-11-03T19:48:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T02:48:22","slug":"texas-am-adds-lydia-palmer-of-jersey-wahoos-to-class-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-am-adds-lydia-palmer-of-jersey-wahoos-to-class-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&M Adds Lydia Palmer of Jersey Wahoos to Class of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Texas A&M University has added a new member to its roster for the fall of 2022 from U.S. Open qualifier Lydia Palmer\u00a0<\/strong>of Marlton, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

She will join Duru Tanriverdi<\/strong><\/a>, Manita Sathianchokwisan<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Sarah Lankford<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Blakely Schuricht\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0Hadley Beeson<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as a member of the Aggies\u2019 Class of 2026.<\/p>\n

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

“Howdy! I am thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to further my academic and swimming career at Texas A&M University! I\u2019d like to thank my past and present teammates and coaches for always being there for me, as well as my friends and family for constantly encouraging me. I can\u2019t wait to be an Aggie!!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Palmer, who does her club swimming with Jersey Wahoos, most recently competed at the Speedo Summer East Championships where she placed sixth in the 200m breast, seventh in the 1500m free, and eighth in the 100m breast. She also swept the breaststroke events at Middle Atlantic Seniors in July and was the 100m breast champion at the ISCA International Senior Cup back in March.<\/p>\n

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