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Santiago Alzate-Celin (Santi Alzate within the USA Swimming database) has introduced his intention to swim and research on the College of Florida starting within the 2026-27 college yr.
“I’m thrilled and humbled to announce my verbal dedication to additional my athletic and tutorial profession on the College of Florida! There are such a lot of individuals who have helped me tremendously in reaching this determination. I wish to give particular due to my coaches, my mother, dad, and sister! An enormous thanks additionally goes to Coach Nesty and Coach Whitney for this wonderful alternative. GO GATORS!!! 🐊🐊🐊”
Alzate-Celin is a junior at Charlotte Nation Day Faculty; he swims with the SwimMAC Excessive Efficiency group and specializes within the longer finish of the freestyle vary and the 400 IM. We ranked him #11 on our Means Too Early record of high recruits from the highschool class of 2026.
He swam as a freshman at Ardrey Kell Excessive Faculty, inserting fifth within the 500 free (4:30.74, a PB) and thirteenth within the 200 free (1:41.73) on the 2023 NCHSAA 4A State Championships. Final season, the sophomore received the five hundred free (4:20.62) and was runner-up within the 200 free (1:38.02), clocking PBs in each occasions, on the North Carolina Unbiased Faculties State Championships. He additionally earned a lifetime greatest within the 100 free (46.16), main off the 400 free relay, and his first 50 of that 100 was additionally a PB (22.48).
Two weeks after highschool states, Alzate-Celin competed on the North Carolina LSC Quick Course Senior Championships, the place he positioned 2nd within the 200 IM (1:49.85), Third within the 400 IM (3:51.41), and 4th within the 200 fly (1:48.92), all with new greatest occasions.
He had a powerful LCM season too, starting with an Olympic Trials qualification within the 400 IM on the Bulldog Grand Slam in Might. He left the meet with new PBs within the 400 free (3:58.84), 800 free (8:16.76), and 400 IM (4:23.19). He wrapped up the summer time in Irvine at Speedo Summer time Championships, incomes PBs within the 200 free (1:54.23) and 400 free (3:56.86).
Finest SCY occasions:
- 1650 free – 15:23.69
- 500 free – 4:20.62
- 200 free – 1:38.02
- 400 IM – 3:51.41
- 200 IM – 1:49.85
Alzate-Celin is Florida’s first public dedication for the category of 2030. His occasion lineup could be very a lot within the Gators’ wheelhouse, with the Third-fastest 500 free and 400 IM within the cohort. He additionally ranks seventh within the 1650 free and twelfth within the 200 free, making him a possible relay risk. The Gators received their second consecutive SEC title in 2024. Starting this season, nevertheless, they’ll sq. off towards newcomer Texas, along with their common foes, on the convention meet.
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