{"id":572223,"date":"2023-11-06T19:37:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T02:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=572223"},"modified":"2023-11-06T19:37:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T02:37:45","slug":"teagan-odell-announces-verbal-commitment-to-cal-joins-loaded-2025-class-for-golden-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teagan-odell-announces-verbal-commitment-to-cal-joins-loaded-2025-class-for-golden-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"Teagan O’Dell Announces Verbal Commitment to Cal, Joins Loaded 2025 Class for Golden Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teagan O’Dell Announces Verbal Commitment to Cal, Joins Loaded 2025 Class for Golden Bears<\/strong><\/p>\n

After an incredible year in which she earned National High School Swimmer of the Year honors<\/a> and then won gold in the 200 backstroke at the World Junior Championships, Teagan O’Dell<\/strong> has announced the setting for the next phase of her career. O’Dell announced Monday evening that she is verbally committing to swim for the California Golden Bears beginning in the fall of 2025.<\/p>\n

O’Dell trains with the Mission Viejo Nadadores and represents Santa Margarita Catholic High School in interscholastic competition. She is the third elite prospect to announce plans to head to Berkeley in 2025, joining World Championship team members\u00a0Alex Shackell<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0Claire Weinstein<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

O’Dell wrote in an Instagram post, “I am so grateful for the opportunity to pursue my academic and athletic career at the University of California, Berkeley. I want to thank my family, teammates at MVN, coaches, and friends for supporting me throughout this process. A special thank you to the coaching staff and team at CAL! Go Bears! \ud83d\udc9b”<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Teagan O\u2019Dell (@teagan.odell)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n