{"id":655212,"date":"2026-10-11T15:57:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T22:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=655212"},"modified":"2026-10-11T15:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T22:57:41","slug":"louisville-lands-2028-verbal-from-junior-national-50-fly-runner-up-peyton-mcdaniel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/louisville-lands-2028-verbal-from-junior-national-50-fly-runner-up-peyton-mcdaniel\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisville Lands 2028 Verbal From Junior National 50 Fly Runner-Up Peyton McDaniel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Louisville Lands 2028 Verbal From Junior National 50 Fly Runner-Up Peyton McDaniel<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Louisville has picked up another verbal commitment for Fall 2028, this time from Peyton McDaniel of Mount Vernon, Ind. McDaniel is a Junior National qualifier who excels in butterfly and sprint freestyle.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Kaylee Richmond<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Louisville as a member of the Cardinals’ Class of 2032.<\/p>\n

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

“I am so excited and blessed to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Louisville! I first want to thank God, because without him none of this would be possible. I also want to thank my family, friends, and coaches who have supported me through everything. Lastly, thank you to Coach Arthur, Stephanie, and all of the other Louisville staff. I can\u2019t wait to see what happens next! Go Cards!!! \ud83d\udd34\u26ab\ufe0f”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

McDaniel, who does her club swimming with Mount Vernon Swim Team, was the runner-up in the 50m fly at Junior Nationals this past summer where she also placed 11th in the 100m fly, 14th in the 100m fly and 17th in both the 50m free and 200m fly. That was after she earned best times in all her events at Indiana Long Course Seniors, winning the 50m free, 100m free, 200m free and 50m fly while taking second in the 100m fly and 200m fly.<\/p>\n

Last winter, McDaniel raced three events at Juniors East before going on to have a fantastic showing at Indiana Short Course Seniors. There, she achieved five new best times, collected gold in the 50 fly, 100 fly and 100 free and placed third in the 50 breast and 50 free.<\/p>\n

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