{"id":636525,"date":"2026-02-09T21:26:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T04:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=636525"},"modified":"2026-02-09T21:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T04:26:40","slug":"junior-national-backstroke-finalist-ava-eddy-verbals-to-arizona-state-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/junior-national-backstroke-finalist-ava-eddy-verbals-to-arizona-state-for-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior National Backstroke Finalist Ava Eddy Verbals to Arizona State for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Junior National Backstroke Finalist Ava Eddy Verbals to Arizona State for 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Arizona State University has landed another impressive verbal commitment for Fall 2027, this time from Junior National qualifier\u00a0<strong>Ava Eddy\u00a0<\/strong>of King George, Virginia. Eddy is primarily a backstroker.<\/p>\n<p>She will join\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arizona-state-record-holder-delaney-barbee-gives-2027-verbal-to-sun-devils\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delaney Barbee<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Tempe at the start of the 2027-28 season.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>&#8220;I am beyond excited and honored to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic journey at Arizona State University!! A big thank you to my family and friends for supporting me, Coach Dylan and Coach Conner for pushing me to be the best version of myself, in and out of the pool. Also special thanks to Coach Herbie for this amazing opportunity. 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