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Autio is a versatile swimmer who represents his home country internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>&#8220;Im excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Virginia Tech! I want to thank God, my mom, coach @aija.hakala , all the friends who helped throughout the process. Finally i want to thank @sergiolopezmiro for the opportunity and @subicule for trusting me since day one. GO HOKIES&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Autio raced five events at European Short Course Championships back in December after clocking personal bests in two events at the Finnish Grand Open the month prior. Last summer, he competed in a trio of events at European Junior Championships. 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