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Miklos is a Summer Nationals qualifier who excels in freestyl and butterfly.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>&#8220;I am excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at the University of Alabama! I want to thank my parents for everything they have done to get me to this point. I want to thank my coaches at NOVA for pushing me to be the best athlete I can be. Also a huge thank you to Coach Andy, Coach Margo, and all the coaches at\u00a0<a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" style=\"color: #800000\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alabamaswimdive\/\">@alabamaswimdive<\/a> for giving me this opportunity!!! 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