{"id":655695,"date":"2026-10-20T05:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=655695"},"modified":"2026-10-20T05:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:16:21","slug":"freestyler-nola-waldbuesser-hands-princeton-tigers-2028-verbal-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/freestyler-nola-waldbuesser-hands-princeton-tigers-2028-verbal-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Freestyler Nola Waldbuesser Hands Princeton Tigers 2028 Verbal Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Freestyler Nola Waldbuesser Hands Princeton Tigers 2028 Verbal Commitment <\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Princeton University has received a verbal commitment* for Fall 2028 from Nola<\/strong> Waldbuesser<\/strong> of Philadelphia, Pa. Waldbuesser is a Junior National qualifier who excels in middle-distance freestyle.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Clara Young<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in New Jersey as a member of the Tigers’ Class of 2032.<\/p>\n

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

“I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to the admissions process at Princeton University! Thank you so much to my family, friends, teammates, and all of the coaches at SSC for helping me get here. I would also like to give a huge thank you to Coach Abby and Coach Joe at Princeton for giving me this amazing opportunity. Go Tigers!!! \ud83d\udc05\ud83e\udde1\ud83d\udda4”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Waldbuesser, who trains year-round with Suburban Seahawks Club, finished fifth in the 100m free, sixth in the 200m free and 16th in the 400m free at NCSA Summer Championships after winning the 50m free at Middle Atlantic Long Course Seniors. Last winter, she earned five top-10 finishes at the NCAP Katie Ledecky Invitational before going on to take seventh in the 200 free and eighth in the 500 free at NCSA Spring Championships.<\/p>\n

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