{"id":600705,"date":"2024-11-30T18:14:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T01:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=600705"},"modified":"2024-11-30T18:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T01:14:05","slug":"canadas-laon-kim-junior-pan-pacs-medalist-commits-to-texas-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadas-laon-kim-junior-pan-pacs-medalist-commits-to-texas-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada’s Laon Kim, Junior Pan Pacs Medalist, Commits To Texas For 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada’s Laon Kim, Junior Pan Pacs Medalist, Commits To Texas For 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Freestyler Laon Kim<\/strong> out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Texas beginning in Fall 2026.<\/p>\n

He will join Andrew Maksymowski<\/strong><\/a>, Rowan Cox<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Austin Carpenter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the Longhorns\u2019 Class of 2030.<\/p>\n

Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n

“I am proud to announce my verbal commitment to the University Of Texas. After some careful and thorough consideration, I feel ready to take my athletic and academic career to the next level. I want to thank coaches Carl, Dave, Nick, family and teammates for all the support and guidance. Looking forward to working with @coach_bowman<\/a>,\u00a0@erik_posegay<\/a>,\u00a0@coachmaida<\/a> in the future!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, Kim eanred silver in the 100m free after turning in a personal best time of 49.37. That was nearly a full second off his best time which came a few weeks earlier at the Canadian Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n

Also on his resume is this fun fact: He has broken the Canadian boys’ 13-14 national age group record in every freestyle event, as well as the 400m IM.<\/p>\n

In LCM, his best times include:<\/p>\n