{"id":490817,"date":"2021-11-06T10:45:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T17:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=490817"},"modified":"2021-11-06T10:45:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T17:45:53","slug":"u-s-national-junior-teamer-erin-gemmell-verbally-commits-to-texas-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-national-junior-teamer-erin-gemmell-verbally-commits-to-texas-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. National Junior Teamer Erin Gemmell Verbally Commits to Texas for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. National Junior Team member and Olympic Trials qualifier\u00a0Erin Gemmell\u00a0<\/strong>of Potomac, Maryland, has announced her college choice beginning in the fall of 2023: The University of Texas.<\/p>\n

She will join Berit Berglund<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>of Carmel, Indiana, as a member of the Longhorns’ Class of 2027.<\/p>\n

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

“What do you know about immortality?\u201d #HOOKEM ?? <\/strong><\/span>Thanks to everyone who has helped me through this process, I\u2019m excited to announce my commitment to University of Texas! Here\u2019s to more orange in my closet and many more amazing people in my life; I can\u2019t wait to be a longhorn!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gemmell trains year-round with Nation\u2019s Capital Swim Club where her father,\u00a0Bruce Gemmell<\/strong>, is the head coach. She most recently earned bronze in the 200m free at the FINA World Cup stop in Budapest after taking third in the 400m free in Berlin. She also placed sixth in the 200m free in Berlin before going on to take seventh in the 800m free in Budapest.<\/p>\n

Gemmell advanced to semifinals of the 200m free at Wave II of Olympic Trials in June, finishing ninth overall. She also collected three gold medals at Richmond Futures in July and won the 400m free at the TYR 18&U Spring Cup – Richmond in April.<\/p>\n

In LCM, her best times include:<\/p>\n