{"id":507936,"date":"2022-06-29T05:47:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T12:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=507936"},"modified":"2022-06-29T05:47:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T12:47:53","slug":"wisconsin-lands-2023-verbal-pledge-from-arkansas-6a-record-holder-lienfang-yu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wisconsin-lands-2023-verbal-pledge-from-arkansas-6a-record-holder-lienfang-yu\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Lands 2023 Verbal Pledge From Arkansas 6A Record Holder Lienfang Yu"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Junior National qualifier Lienfang Yu<\/strong>, a breaststroker and IMer from Rogers, Arkansas, has verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin for the fall of 2023.<\/p>\n

She will join Maddie Waggoner<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Madison as a member of the Badgers’ Class of 2027.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cI am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to study and swim at the University of Wisconsin! A huge thank you to my family, teammates, and coaches who have helped me get to this point. I can\u2019t wait for this journey with an amazing new team. Go badgers!\u00a0\"\u2764\ufe0f\"\"?\"\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yu does her club swimming with Northwest Arkansas Aquatics and won the 100 breast and 200 IM at Arkansas Seniors in March after five top-4 finishes at Columbia Sectionals. Last summer, she finished 15th in the 50m breast and 17th in the 100m breast at the NCSA Championships.<\/p>\n

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