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Canadian Olympic Trials qualifier Victoria Solar has dedicated to swim for Carnegie Mellon College starting within the fall of 2025.
“I’m completely thrilled to announce my verbal dedication to proceed my tutorial and swimming journey at Carnegie Mellon College! I’m extremely grateful to Coach Sean for supporting me alongside the way in which and all the time pushing me to be my finest, in addition to Coach Carter and Coach Glen. Particular due to my mother, whose unwavering help has helped me via the highs and lows, and, after all, to my teammates and pals as nicely. I’m past excited to hitch the Tartan household, and an enormous thanks to Coach Kinney for this unbelievable alternative! Go Tartans!”
The Ontario native presently trains with Markham Aquatic Membership, the place she primarily makes a speciality of freestyle and breaststroke and is notably versatile throughout all freestyle distances.
Solar competed in 5 occasions on the 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials again in Could, putting as excessive as twenty third within the 100-meter breast with a lifetime better of 1:12.17. That swim certified her to swim within the age group last at evening, relowering her finest time in 1:11.58. Solar additionally positioned thirty fourth within the 200-meter breast (2:41.28 – PB), 59th within the 50-meter free (27.11 – SB) and 71st within the 1500-meter free (18:19.01).
On the Canadian Championships in July, Solar turned in a sequence of lifetime finest instances over the course of the meet. Her prime efficiency got here within the 50-meter breast, the place she posted a runner-up end in a finest time of 32.77. Solar took fifth within the 100-meter breast (1:11.57 – PB), seventh within the 200-breast (2:38.01 – PB), twentieth within the 800-meter free (9:23.72 – PB), twenty fifth within the 100-meter free (58.85 – PB) and thirty third within the 50-meter free (27.48).
Solar just lately posted a number of prime performances on the Ontario Junior Worldwide (SCM) in December. She threw down six private finest instances, which included the 50 free (26.30), 100 free (57.91), 1500 free (17:16.13), 50 breast (32.75), 100 breast (1:10.09) and 200 breast (2:30.82).
Greatest Occasions
| Occasion | LCM | SCM | Quickest SCY Conversion |
| 100 breast | 1:11.57 | 1:10.09 | 1:02.67 |
| 200 breast | 2:38.01 | 2:30.82 | 2:15.87 |
| 50 free | 26.61 | 26.30 | 23.25 |
| 100 free | 58.85 | 57.91 | 51.57 |
| 200 free | 2:13.43 | 2:08.53 | 1:55.79 |
| 400 free | 4:33.29 | 4:28.63 | 5:06.20 |
| 800 free | 9:23.72 | 9:12.00 | 10:30.85 |
| 1500 free | 17:51.19 | 17:16.39 | 17:10.20 |
A Division III program, CMU competes within the College Athletic Affiliation in opposition to groups reminiscent of NYU and Emory. The ladies’s staff completed sixth out of eight groups on the 2024 UAA Championships. Primarily based on final season’s outcomes, Solar’s transformed instances would have earned her a second swim in 5 occasions, setting her as much as be a key contributor proper from the beginning. Most notably, she would have gained the 100 breast and been the runner-up within the 50 free, in addition to taking third within the 200 breast and eighth within the 1650 free. She would have additionally landed within the ‘C’ last within the 500 free.
Exterior of swimming, Solar has a ardour for artwork, design and expertise; even making idea designs for issues like AR swimming goggles and an AI productiveness app. She has additionally participated in design initiatives reminiscent of creating greeting playing cards for a rescue sanctuary.
Solar might be joined within the pool subsequent season by fellow CMU class of 2029 commits Tran Doan, Julia Gregory and Chloe Mihaly, who will make for good coaching companions over the subsequent 4 years.
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