{"id":492074,"date":"2021-11-28T15:01:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T22:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=492074"},"modified":"2021-11-28T15:01:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T22:01:03","slug":"virginia-tech-hokies-add-commitment-from-tanish-mathew-of-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-tech-hokies-add-commitment-from-tanish-mathew-of-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Tech Hokies Add Commitment From Tanish Mathew of Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Virginia Tech has received a new addition to its 2022-23 lineup from\u00a0<strong>Tanish Mathew\u00a0<\/strong>of Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>He will arrive in Blacksburg as a member of the Hokies&#8217; Class of 2026 along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-trials-qualifier-william-hayon-verbally-commits-to-virginia-tech-for-2022\/?fbclid=IwAR2VIGOfAVVP0wX8XfQ6WB-fZ0ZfzZqABY4CulWHBunXucY3gQSU5APe_XE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>William Hayon<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/national-age-group-relay-record-holder-carl-bloebaum-sends-2022-verbal-to-virginia-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Carl Bloebaum<\/b><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-tech-hokies-land-2022-in-state-verbal-from-nag-relay-record-holder-landon-gentry\/\"><b>Landon Gentry<\/b><\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/hokies-keep-virginia-6a-champion-aiken-do-in-state-for-2022\/\">\u00a0<b>Aiken Do<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-qualifier-mitchell-stroud-of-tac-titans-verbally-commits-to-virginia-tech\/\"><b>Mitchell<\/b>\u00a0<b>Stroud<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He told\u00a0<em>Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #8c0b0b;\"><strong>&#8220;I am super excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at Virginia Tech!! I want to thank my parents, my coach and my friends for supporting me and helping me become the person I am today. I can\u2019t wait to start this new chapter\u2026.GO HOKIES!!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mathew, who trains with\u00a0Aqua Nation Sports Academy, most recently raced four events at the Glenmark Senior National Championships in October. Back in February 2020, he won three races at the Middle East Open and Junior Championships.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, he raced all three butterfly events at the FINA World Junior Championships.<\/p>\n<p>In LCM, his best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100m free &#8211; 51.75<\/li>\n<li>200m free &#8211; 1:51.17<\/li>\n<li>100m fly &#8211; 55.57<\/li>\n<li>200m fly &#8211; 2:02.71<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In SCY, those times convert to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 free &#8211; 45.17<\/li>\n<li>200 free &#8211; 1:37.27<\/li>\n<li>100 fly &#8211; 48.79<\/li>\n<li>200 fly &#8211; 1:47.49<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He currently attends The Indian High School Dubai.<\/p>\n<p><i>If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to hs@swimmingworld.com.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0Virginia Tech has received a new addition to its 2022-23 lineup from\u00a0Tanish Mathew\u00a0of Dubai. 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