{"id":598046,"date":"2024-10-24T05:58:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=598046"},"modified":"2024-10-24T05:58:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:58:12","slug":"u-s-national-junior-teamer-molly-sweeney-picks-tennessee-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-national-junior-teamer-molly-sweeney-picks-tennessee-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. National Junior Teamer Molly Sweeney Picks Tennessee For 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. National Junior Teamer Molly Sweeney Picks Tennessee For 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>One of the top recruits in the Class of 2026, U.S. National Junior Team member Molly Sweeney\u00a0<\/strong>of Carmel, Indiana, has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Sweeney owns the fastest times in her class in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Charlotte Crush<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Eliza Wallace<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Knoxville as a member of the Lady Vols\u2019 Class of 2030.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cSo blessed to join the University of Tennessee swim family! I\u2019m very thankful for my family\u2019s love and support and for the Carmel Swim Club community for helping me reach this moment. Also a big thank you to Coach Matt and his staff for this incredible opportunity. GO VOLS \ud83e\udde1\ud83e\ude75 All glory to God!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An Olympic Trials qualifier, Sweeney does her club swimming with Carmel Swim Club and raced the 100m and 200m breast in Indy this past summer. Last December, she won the 200 breast and 200 IM at Juniors East while taking third in the 100 breast and fifth in the 100 fly.<\/p>\n

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