{"id":573967,"date":"2023-11-30T09:23:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=573967"},"modified":"2023-12-04T04:52:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T11:52:16","slug":"washington-4a-state-champion-sophia-sunwoo-gives-2025-verbal-to-princeton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/washington-4a-state-champion-sophia-sunwoo-gives-2025-verbal-to-princeton\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington 4A State Champion Sophia Sunwoo Gives 2025 Verbal to Princeton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington 4A State Champion Sophia Sunwoo Gives 2025 Verbal to Princeton<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Princeton University has earned a new verbal commitment* for Fall 2025 from Sophia Sunwoo<\/strong>\u00a0of Bellevue, Washington.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Sydney Willson <\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0Savannah Skow<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the Tigers\u2019 Class of 2029.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cI am absolutely honored to announce my Verbal Commitment to the application process at Princeton University. My journey has been blessed by the unwavering support of my BCST coaches, family, and friends. Thank you coach Abby, Juan and Alex for trusting me with this amazing opportunity. Go Tigers\ud83d\udc05!!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sunwoo trains year-round with Bellevue Club Swim Team and finished 19th in the 50m free at Junior Nationals this past summer after winning that event at Pacific Northwest Seniors. She sprinted to 11th in the 50 free, 17th in the 100 free and 20th in the 100 back at Juniors West last December before going on to secure five top-8 finishes at Federal Way Sectionals in March.<\/p>\n

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