{"id":572236,"date":"2023-11-07T04:21:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=572236"},"modified":"2023-11-07T04:21:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:21:35","slug":"lady-vols-add-2025-verbal-from-sectional-champion-nicole-zettel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lady-vols-add-2025-verbal-from-sectional-champion-nicole-zettel\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Vols Add 2025 Verbal From Sectional Champion Nicole Zettel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lady Vols Add 2025 Verbal From Sectional Champion Nicole Zettel<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Tennessee has picked up another big verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from\u00a0Nicole Zettel\u00a0<\/strong>of Holly Springs, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Mere Whelehan<\/strong><\/a>, Avery Luedke\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0Lilly Robertson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the Lady Vols\u2019 Class of 2029.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cI am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Tennessee! A big thank you to all my teammates, friends, coaches and family for being so supportive! Another big thank you to all of the amazing people I have met throughout this process. I can\u2019t wait to join such a supportive team with amazing coaches! Go Vols!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Zettel does her club swimming with TAC Titans. She finished fourth in the 200m IM and seventh in the 400m IM this past summer at Ocala Futures. Last winter, she won the 500 free, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM at Cary Sectionals.<\/p>\n

Currently a junior at Apex Friendship High School, Zettel won the 500 free and took third in the 200 IM at the 2023 North Carolina 4A State Championships.<\/p>\n

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