{"id":644741,"date":"2026-06-08T10:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=644741"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:41:36","slug":"local-standout-rainie-moran-verbals-to-hometown-utah-utes-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/local-standout-rainie-moran-verbals-to-hometown-utah-utes-for-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Standout Rainie Moran Verbals to Hometown Utah Utes for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local Standout Rainie Moran Verbals to Hometown Utah Utes for 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Utah has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from local standout and Utah native Rainie Moran\u00a0<\/strong>of Salt Lake City. Moran is a Junior National qualifier.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Ella Butcher<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Riley Hollingsworth<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and Sophia Friestedt<\/a> <\/strong>as a member of the Utes’ Class of 2031.<\/p>\n

Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n

“After much consideration, I\u2019m thrilled to announce my commitment to the University of Utah to further my academic and athletic career! Thank you to the University of Utah\u2019s coaching staff for this amazing opportunity and thank you to my family, teammates, and coaches for all their support through this process and this sport! GO UTES!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Moran, who does her club swimming with Omega Aquatics, most recently finaled in four events at Four Corner Speedo Sectionals in March. She swept both IM events at Utah SCY Senior Championships in December. Last summer, she won the 200m IM at Utah LCM Senior Championships before going on to final in three events at Sacramento Futures.<\/p>\n

Her best times include:<\/p>\n