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Hineman is a Junior National qualifier who specializes in distance freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>&#8220;I am so beyond thrilled and grateful to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Rice University! I would like to thank God, my family, Coach Sam, Coach Mike, and all my teammates and friends for their support and helping me get to where I am today. I would also like to give a heartfelt thank you to my former coach Bob who was the biggest inspiration for me in and out of the pool. I would also like to thank Coach Seth, Coach Jessica, and Coach Guy for giving me this amazing opportunity! I cannot wait for the amazing journey ahead! GO OWLS!!!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hineman trains year-round with Gold Medal Swim Club. She competed at Juniors West back in December and posted five top-8 finishes at Arizona Short Course Seniors last month where she won the 1000 free. 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Hutson was named the conference&#8217;s Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Hineman would&#8217;ve scored in the A-final of the 400 IM and 500 free at the 2026 American Conference Championship. She also would&#8217;ve placed fourth in the mile.<\/p>\n<p><i>If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to hs@swimmingworld.com.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lily Hineman Verbals to Rice for 2027 With Conference Scoring Times NEW COMMIT:\u00a0Rice University has picked up a verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from\u00a0Liliana &#8220;Lily&#8221; Hineman\u00a0out of Peoria, Arizona. 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