{"id":656815,"date":"2026-11-05T12:55:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T20:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=656815"},"modified":"2026-11-05T12:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T20:55:38","slug":"stanford-lands-2028-verbal-from-junior-national-finalist-emma-hussein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/stanford-lands-2028-verbal-from-junior-national-finalist-emma-hussein\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanford Lands 2028 Verbal From Junior National Finalist Emma Hussein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Stanford Lands 2028 Verbal From Junior National Finalist Emma Hussein<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Stanford University has landed a big verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from in-state standout <strong>Emma Hussein<\/strong> of Stevenson Ranch, Calif. Hussein is a versatile Summer Nationals qualifier who is one of the top recruits in this class.<\/p>\n<p>She will join\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/elite-breaststroker-imer-mikayla-tan-verbals-to-stanford-2028-with-ncaa-scoring-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mikayla Tan<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/stanford-receives-2028-verbal-from-mexican-national-record-holder-daniela-linares-danzos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniela Linares Danzos<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/stanford-starts-2028-recruiting-with-huge-verbal-from-pan-pacs-finalist-reina-liu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reina Liu<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on The Farm as a member of the Cardinal\u2019s Class of 2032.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #a11010\"><strong>&#8220;I am very excited to humbly announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Stanford University! First, a big thank you to my family for always being there to support me in everything I do. Thank you to Coach Kyle, Coach Mike, and the entire Canyons Aquatics coaching staff for helping me grow throughout my life. Another thanks to my teammates and friends for being there for me throughout the whole process. A huge thank you to Coach Chris, Coach Annie, and Coach Marcus for giving me the opportunity to join the cardinal family. GO CARD! \ud83c\udf32\u2764\ufe0f&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hussein, who does her club swimming with Canyons Aquatic Club, raced six events at Summer Nationals in July before placing fifth in the 400m IM, sixth in the 50m fly and ninth in the 200m IM at Junior Nationals in August. She finished fourth in the 400 IM at Juniors West last December and won that event at Oceanside Speedo Sectionals in February.<\/p>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>200 IM &#8211; 1:57.23<\/li>\n<li>400 IM &#8211; 4:12.37<\/li>\n<li>50 fly &#8211; 25.37<\/li>\n<li>100 fly &#8211; 53.76<\/li>\n<li>50 breast &#8211; 28.99<\/li>\n<li>100 breast &#8211; 1:01.21<\/li>\n<li>200 breast &#8211; 2:11.26<\/li>\n<li>100 back &#8211; 54.83<\/li>\n<li>200 back &#8211; 1:59.87<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Currently a junior at West Ranch High School, Hussein earned gold in the 200 IM and silver in the 100 breast at the 2026 CIF Southern Section Division I Championships. The USA Swimming and NISCA Academic All-American collected bronze in the 200 IM at the 2025 CIF State Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Stanford finished second at the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships and second at the 2026 NCAA Championships. 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