﻿{"id":645850,"date":"2026-06-21T06:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T13:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=645850"},"modified":"2026-06-21T06:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T13:35:07","slug":"cal-lands-2027-verbal-from-two-time-cif-state-champion-khanh-seaton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cal-lands-2027-verbal-from-two-time-cif-state-champion-khanh-seaton\/","title":{"rendered":"Cal Lands 2027 Verbal From Two-Time CIF State Champion Khanh Seaton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cal Lands 2027 Verbal From Two-Time CIF State Champion Khanh Seaton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Castro Valley, Calif. native\u00a0<strong>Khanh Seaton\u00a0<\/strong>has opted to remain in-state for her college career, verbally committing to the University of California, Berkeley, for Fall 2027. Seaton was originally committed to the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>She will join\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/junior-national-finalist-alba-arnall-gives-2027-verbal-to-cal-golden-bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alba Arnell<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the Golden Bears&#8217; Class of 2031.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>\u201cStaying closer to home! After a lot of time and thought, I\u2019m extremely grateful to announce my commitment to swim and study at the University of California, Berkeley! I\u2019m so thankful for my family, friends, coaches, and teammates for supporting me throughout this journey. I would also like to thank the coaches at UC Berkeley for this opportunity. So excited for this next chapter!! Go Bears&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A Junior National qualifier who excels in sprints, Seaton does her club swimming with Golden State Aquatic. She won the 50 free at Far Westerns in April and took sixth in that event at Juniors West in December before going on to secure bronze in both the 50\/100 free at Walnut Speedo Sectionals.<\/p>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 free \u2013 22.02<\/li>\n<li>100 free \u2013 48.22<\/li>\n<li>50 back \u2013 25.15<\/li>\n<li>100 back \u2013 55.32<\/li>\n<li>50 fly \u2013 24.47<\/li>\n<li>100 fly \u2013 54.80<\/li>\n<li>200 IM \u2013 2:04.00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A rising senior at Castro Valley High School, Seaton won the 50 free and 100 free at the 2026 CIF State Championships. 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