{"id":513203,"date":"2022-09-20T10:54:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T17:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=513203"},"modified":"2022-09-20T10:54:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T17:54:02","slug":"army-west-point-secures-2024-verbal-pledge-from-hadley-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/army-west-point-secures-2024-verbal-pledge-from-hadley-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Army West Point Secures 2024 Verbal Pledge From Hadley King"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The first public verbal commitment for the Class of 2028 on the women’s side belongs to Army West Point after\u00a0Hadley King\u00a0<\/strong>of Oologah, Oklahoma, announced her pledge to the Black Knights.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cI am honored to announce my verbal commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at the United States Military Academy! I would like to thank all my family, coaches, and teammates who have helped me get this far! Thank you to the Army Swim and Dive staff for giving me this amazing opportunity!!!!\u00a0\"??\"\"\u2764\ufe0f\"\u00a0#GOARMY #BEATNAVY\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

King trains year-round with Splash Club and spent the summer with Southwest Stars Swim Club in Florida. She earned four best times at the Florida LCM Championships this past summer where she finished second in the 50m free, fourth in both the 100m free and 200m IM, and sixth in the 200m free.<\/p>\n

Back in March, she grabbed gold in the 200 IM at Oklahoma Seniors, also claiming silver in the 50\/100\/200 fly.<\/p>\n

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