{"id":532510,"date":"2023-07-17T02:10:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T09:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=532510"},"modified":"2023-07-17T02:10:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T09:10:37","slug":"breaststroker-emily-santos-hands-verbal-to-virginia-tech-hokies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/breaststroker-emily-santos-hands-verbal-to-virginia-tech-hokies\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaststroker Emily Santos Hands Verbal To Virginia Tech Hokies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breaststroker Emily Santos Hands Verbal To Virginia Tech Hokies<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Breaststroker Emily Santos\u00a0<\/strong>of Montverde, Florida, has pledged her verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season and beyond to Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Amanda Adair<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and Delaney Bookstein<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the Hokies\u2019 Class of 2028.<\/p>\n

She told\u00a0Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n

“I\u2019m happy to join such an amazing team of coaches and athletes who always strive to be the very best.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Santos trains year-round with Montverde Aquatic Club. She placed 10th in the 50 breast and 200 breast as well as 11th in the 100 breast at the NCSA Championships this past spring, after racing to 18th in the 100 breast at Juniors East.<\/p>\n

While representing the Panamanian Swimming Federation, Santos earned silver in the 200m breast and took fourth in both the 50m breast and 200m breast at the XXIIII Juegos CAC Games in June. She also raced the 100m and 200m breast at the FINA World Championships last summer.<\/p>\n

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