{"id":655000,"date":"2026-10-07T19:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=655000"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:10:59","slug":"cal-lands-another-big-2028-verbal-from-junior-pan-pacs-silver-medalist-charlie-cancelmo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cal-lands-another-big-2028-verbal-from-junior-pan-pacs-silver-medalist-charlie-cancelmo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cal Lands Another Big 2028 Verbal From Junior Pan Pacs Silver Medalist Charlie Cancelmo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cal Lands Another Big 2028 Verbal From Junior Pan Pacs Silver Medalist Charlie Cancelmo<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of California, Berkeley has added yet another huge verbal commitment in what’s shaping up to be a monster Class of 2028. Charlie<\/strong> Cancelmo<\/strong> of Seattle, Wash. – who is the best butterflyer in the class – announced his verbal pledge to the Golden Bears.<\/p>\n

He will join\u00a0David Sammons<\/strong><\/a>, Grant Bellin<\/strong><\/a>, Cullen Kahl <\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0Kai Joyner<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Berkeley as a member of the Golden Bears\u2019 Class of 2032.<\/p>\n

His older sister, Caroline<\/strong> Cancelmo<\/strong>, is a sophomore swimmer at Penn.<\/p>\n

Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am extremely excited and blessed to announce my verbal commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at the University of California, Berkeley <\/strong><\/span>A huge thank you to my family, friends, and teammates for all of their support. I\u2019m also grateful to every coach I\u2019ve worked with along the way, especially Coach Derek and all of the coaches at SMAC. A special thank you to Coach Durden, Coach Noah, and the entire Cal staff for believing in me and guiding me throughout this process. I\u2019m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the Cal legacy and can\u2019t wait to get started! <\/strong><\/span>GO BEARS!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cancelmo is a member of the 2026-27 U.S. National Junior Team in the 100 fly and 200 fly. He earned silver at Junior Pan Pacs and took 13th in the 200m fly.<\/p>\n

Training year-round with Seattle Metropolitan Aquatic Club, Cancelmo finished 17th in the 100m fly and 20th in the 200m fly at USA Swimming Nationals this past summer. Last winter, he earned silver in the 200 fly and bronze in the 100 fly at Juniors West where he also won the B-final of the 200 IM.<\/p>\n

He owns the fastest times in his class in the 100 fly and 200 fly.<\/p>\n

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