{"id":656660,"date":"2026-11-02T15:50:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T23:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=656660"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T23:50:34","slug":"ncsa-medalist-jo-witdoeckt-sends-2028-verbal-pledge-to-louisville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncsa-medalist-jo-witdoeckt-sends-2028-verbal-pledge-to-louisville\/","title":{"rendered":"NCSA Medalist Jo Witdoeckt Sends 2028 Verbal Pledge to Louisville"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCSA Medalist Jo Witdoeckt Sends 2028 Verbal Pledge to Louisville<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Louisville has received a new verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Junior National qualifier Jo Witdoeckt<\/strong> of Manassas, Va. Witdoeckt, who excels in backstroke, recently attended the National Select Camp.<\/p>\n

He will join\u00a0Noah Hardy<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Aiden<\/strong> Tokarski<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Robbie Rosenbaum<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in The Ville as a member of the Cardinals\u2019 Class of 2032.<\/p>\n

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

“I\u2019m super stoked to announce my verbal commitment continuing my athletic and academic career at UofL! <\/strong><\/span>I want to thank everyone who has supported me throughout my swimming journey, specifically Coach Jeremy, My Parents, Coach Nick and Arthur, and all my teammates. Thank you to all of the UofL coaches and staff for making this whole process easier for me and I can\u2019t wait for what\u2019s to come! Let\u2019s go Cards! \ud83d\udfe5\u2b1b\ufe0f”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Witdoeckt, who trains year-round with Nation’s Capital Swim Club, earned silver in the 50m back and 100m back as well as bronze in the 200m back at NCSA Summer Championships. That was after he won the 200m back at Potomac Valley Long Course Seniors.<\/p>\n

Last winter, Witdoeckt swam to five best times at the NCAP Katie Ledecky Invitational before going on to place fifth in the 200 IM at the Potomac Valley Short Course Open. He also finaled in three events at NCSA Spring Championships.<\/p>\n

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