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Ranked as a “Better of the Relaxation” in SwimSwam rankings this previous summer season of the category of 2025, Mere Whelehan, a local of Cary, North Carolina, will take her abilities west to Tennessee subsequent fall.
I’m so extremely grateful to announce my verbal dedication to swim and research on the College of Tennessee!! I’d wish to thank my dad and mom, siblings, coaches, teammates and associates for all of their help all through this course of. A particular due to Matt Kredich and the Tennessee coaches for giving me this chance to be a girl vol🍊 Go Vols🧡🧡
This previous winter, Whelehan repeated as a double champion on the NCHSAA 4A State Championship. As a sophomore in 2023, Whelehan swept the 200 Free (1:47.52) and the 100 Free (50.42), and a yr later, this previous February, she returned to the rostrum, albeit in quicker occasions. Representing Inexperienced Hope Excessive Faculty, she gained the 200 free in 1:46.85, a brand new private greatest. Within the 100 she broke the 50. barrier for the primary time, taking the win in 49.88. In reality, it was her third straight win within the 100 as she additionally gained it her freshman yr (50.62) along with inserting third within the 200 (1:48.92).
Whelehan’s appearances atop the rostrum weren’t restricted to particular person occasions, nevertheless. She break up 23.30 within the 200 free relay, within the 2nd spot because the crew composed of Sloane Whelehan (23.16), Kyley Lloyd (24.52) and Andie Quisumbing (23.42) mixed to win by over a second in a time of 1:34.40. Whelehan was joined by her youthful sister, Sloane on the 400 Free Relay, the place the sibling swapped spots, with Mere main off in 50.41, with Sloane swimming 50.51. They had been joined by Mia Jeltima (52.38) and Quisumbing (51.61), and collectively, the quartet posted a time of three:24.91 to safe the win and place second total as a crew, scoring 239.5 factors to Myers Park’s 259.
This previous lengthy course season swimming for her membership crew, TAC Titans, Whelehan posted a trio of podium finishes on the ESSZ Spring Championships, held in Marach, the place she positioned 1st within the 200 free (2:03.49), 2nd within the 400 free (4:23.23) and third within the 100 free (57.67).
Extra just lately on the finish of July, on the Austin version of the Futures Championships, Whelehan positioned ninth within the 200 free (2:03.87) and thirteenth within the 400 free (4:25.43).
Finest Yards Instances
- 50 Free – 22.98
- 100 Free – 49.88
- 200 Free – 1:46.85
- 500 Free – 4:48.90
Whelehan, in a yr’s time, can be becoming a member of a Tennessee program that completed runner-up at the newest SEC Championships, scoring 1190 factors to Florida’s 1391.5. At NCAAs, Tennessee, as soon as once more, was proper behind Florida, inserting 4th with 364 factors.
On the 2024 SEC Champs, Tennessee flexed its sprinting muscle groups as they positioned three swimmers into the A-Closing of the 50 free, led by Camille Spink, a then-freshman, who gained with a time of 21.77 forward of teammates Mona McSharry (third – 22.01) and Amber Myers (sixth – 22.28). Within the 100, Spink was victorious once more, taking the win in 46.69 forward of her teammate Brooklyn Douthwright, who was third in 47.76.
In each the 200 and 500, Tennessee put a number of swimmers into the A-Closing. Spink and Douthwright had been 2nd and 4th within the 200 and had been joined by Julia Mrozinski(who was eighth). Mrozinski improved her inserting within the 500, ending 4th in a time of 4:38.18 forward of teammate Kate McCarville (sixth – 4:39.96).
Whereas Whelehan nonetheless has a yr to enhance, she already has private bests which might be able to making the finals at SECs, primarily based on final yr’s occasions. The addition of the 3x NCAA runner-up Texas to the convention is certain to make issues just a little quicker. That stated, it took a 1:47.18 within the 200 free to earn a second swim, and Whelehan’s better of 1:46.85 would have been twenty second in prelims (SEC swims three finals of eight swimmers).
Her greatest within the 50 free would have tied for forty second, whereas within the 100 and 500, she would have positioned fortieth and thirty second, respectively.
Spink can be only a junior when, Whelehan arrives on campus, which means the pair could have probably two years of overlap. Whereas Douthwright, McCarville, and Mrozinski could have graduated, Tennessee has introduced in a robust freestyle freshman class this fall, headlined by 2024 Olympians Ella Jansen and Jillian Crooks.
Becoming a member of Whelehan on campus subsequent autumn are Alyssa Claborn, Amelia Mason, Avery Luedke, Nicole Zettel and Lilly Robertson. Each Claborn and Zettel name North Carolina dwelling, which means half the category come from the Tar Heel State.
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