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Waxhaw, North Carolina’s Mike Rice has introduced his verbal dedication to Auburn College for the 2026-27 faculty yr.
“I’m tremendous excited to announce my verbal dedication to proceed my swimming and educational profession at Auburn College. This superb alternative wouldn’t be attainable with out the assist of my dad, mother, sister, buddies and my superb coaches alongside the way in which. An enormous thanks to Coach Ryan, Vlad and the entire group for making me really feel at house on the plains. WarEagle 🦅🔥!!!”
Rice is a junior at Marvin Ridge Excessive College. He just lately made the transfer to Mecklenburg Swim Affiliation from SwimMAC Carolina and he’s the #9-ranked swimmer on our Approach Too Early listing of high recruits in the highschool class of 2026.
A gifted sprinter, Rice boasts the highest 50 free time within the cohort, having dropped 1.3 seconds year-over-year to hit 19.79 on the SRVA Shamrock Showdown in March. It was a giant meet for Rice; he received the 50/100/200 free, 100 fly, and 200 IM – with lifetime bests in every of these occasions – and he positioned 4th within the 100 again with a PB of 49.48.
His lengthy course season was equally profitable. In Could, he clocked occasions of 23.0/50.5/1:51.8 within the dash free occasions. In July, he wrapped up his summer time at Minneapolis Futures by successful the 50/100 free and putting 2nd within the 200 free and 200 IM. He went greatest occasions within the 100 breast (1:06.36), 100 fly (55.48), and 200 IM (2:05.14).
Greatest SCY occasions:
- 50 free – 19.79 (greatest at school)
- 100 free – 44.18
- 200 free – 1:37.13
- 100 fly – 48.49
- 200 IM – 1:48.10
The Auburn males positioned 2nd behind Florida on the 2024 SEC Championships. There have been 7 sprinters on the Tigers’ squad who broke 19 seconds, together with Logan Tirheimer (18.79), Kalle Makinen (19.16), Sohib Khaled (19.49), Ryan Husband (19.57), Nate Stoffle (19.63), Jon VanZandt (19.70), and Benjamin Chateigner (19.97). Chateigner is a sophomore this yr, whereas Makinen, Khaled and Vanzandt are juniors. The others could have graduated by the point Rice arrives.
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