{"id":527911,"date":"2023-04-23T17:37:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T00:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=527911"},"modified":"2023-04-24T05:19:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T12:19:03","slug":"national-age-group-record-holder-kaii-winkler-verbally-commits-to-nc-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/national-age-group-record-holder-kaii-winkler-verbally-commits-to-nc-state\/","title":{"rendered":"National Age Group Record Holder, Rising Sprint Star Kaii Winkler Verbally Commits to NC State"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Age Group Record Holder Kaii Winkler Verbally Commits to NC State<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>NC State has landed a huge verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season from Olympic Trials qualifier Kaii Winkler\u00a0<\/strong>of Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n

Winkler is the current 15-16 National Age Group record holder<\/a> in the 100 free, becoming the first 15-16-year-old-boy to ever go under 42 seconds with a time if 41.96.<\/p>\n

A high school junior, Winkler is one of the top recruits in his class.<\/p>\n

Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n

“I am happy to announce my verbal commitment to North Carolina State University! Thank you to my family, friends, and coaches for the continued support throughout this process. I could not have gotten to where I am without them! GO WOLFPACK”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Winkler does his club swimming with Eagle Aquatics and broke the NAG record at the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships last month where he earned best times in all his events en route to six gold medals.<\/p>\n

He first broke age-group record in December at Winter Juniors in 42.21. He\u2019d taken the record from Ryan Hoffer<\/strong>\u00a0in November by going 42.52<\/a>\u00a0at the Florida 1A High School Championships.<\/p>\n

He also owns the 15-16 NAG record in the 100m free, which was done at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale this past March. Winkler posted a time of 48.81 to become the first 15-16 year old to get under the 49-second barrier.<\/p>\n

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