{"id":655993,"date":"2026-10-24T19:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T02:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=655993"},"modified":"2026-10-24T19:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T02:44:33","slug":"georgia-bulldogs-add-sectionals-champion-clara-seemann-from-class-of-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/georgia-bulldogs-add-sectionals-champion-clara-seemann-from-class-of-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Bulldogs Add Sectionals Champion Clara Seemann From Class of 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Georgia Bulldogs Add Sectionals Champion Clara Seemann From Class of 2028<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Georgia has added a new verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from\u00a0<strong>Clara Seemann\u00a0<\/strong>of Overland Park, Kansas. 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Thank you to my club coaches and my teammates for pushing me to be my best and helping me get to where I am today. A huge thank you to Coaches Stefanie, Fernando, and Jerry for this amazing opportunity. I can\u2019t wait to be a part of such an incredible team! Go Dawgs!! \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc3e&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Seemann, who trains year-round with Empire KC Swim Club, finaled in the 100m breast and 200m breast at Junior Nationals this past summer after racing six events at USA Swimming Nationals.<\/p>\n<p>Last winter, Seemann placed seventh in the 400 IM, 11th in the 200 breast, 14th in the 500 free and 17th in the 100 breast at Juniors West. 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