{"id":642176,"date":"2026-04-21T07:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=642176"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:10:34","slug":"iowa-secures-2027-verbal-commitment-from-junior-national-qualifier-morgan-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/iowa-secures-2027-verbal-commitment-from-junior-national-qualifier-morgan-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Secures 2027 Verbal Commitment From Junior National Qualifier Morgan Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Iowa Secures 2027 Verbal Commitment From Junior National Qualifier Morgan Thompson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Iowa has picked up a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from <strong>Morgan Thompson<\/strong> of Osseo, Minnesota. Thompson is a versatile swimmer who excels in the 200 and 400 IM.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #808000\"><strong>&#8220;I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Iowa! Thank you Coach Nate, Coach Mona, and Coach Megan for giving me this opportunity! Big thank you to my family, friends, and Aquajets for supporting and helping me through this process! Go hawks!!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thompson, who does her club swimming with Aquajets Swim Team, most recently competed at NCSA Spring Championships where she finaled in three events and earned a trio of lifetime bests. 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