{"id":655238,"date":"2026-10-12T06:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=655238"},"modified":"2026-10-12T06:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:24:13","slug":"texas-5a-state-champion-aiden-tokarski-pledges-2028-verbal-to-louisville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-5a-state-champion-aiden-tokarski-pledges-2028-verbal-to-louisville\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas 5A State Champion Aiden Tokarski Pledges 2028 Verbal to Louisville"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas 5A State Champion Aiden Tokarski Pledges 2028 Verbal to Louisville<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Louisville has secured another verbal commitment for Fall 2028, this time from Aiden<\/strong> Tokarski<\/strong> of Colleyville, Texas. Tokarski is a versatile Junior National qualifier.<\/p>\n

He will join Robbie Rosenbaum<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in The Ville as a member of the Cardinals’ Class of 2032.<\/p>\n

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

“I am incredibly excited and blessed to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Louisville! First, I want to thank God for giving me the strength and ability to pursue my passion. To my family, thank you for the endless sacrifices, late nights, and early mornings spent supporting my dreams. Thank you to my incredible coaches and teammates for constantly pushing me to be the best version of myself both in and out of the pool. Finally, a huge thank you to Coach Arthur Albiero and the entire Louisville coaching staff for giving me this amazing opportunity. I can\u2019t wait to join the Cards and be part of such a special culture. Go Cards! \ud83d\udd34\u26ab\ufe0f”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tokarski, who trains year-round with Lakeside Aquatic Club, most recently finaled in the 200m free at Junior Nationals this past summer. He also swam on the 4x100m medley relay that earned bronze as well as the fourth-place 4x50m medley relay and the fifth-place 4x50m free relay.<\/p>\n

Last winter, Tokarski placed 20th in the 100 free at Juniors West and led off the winning 4×200 free relay. He had a great showing at Justin Speedo Sectionals, earning seven best times and bronze in the 200 IM while placing fourth in the 100 free and 1000 free, fifth in the 50 free and 11th in the 200 fly.<\/p>\n

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