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The College of Tennessee is including one other worldwide freestyle specialist subsequent season in 18-year-old Australian Koby Bujak-Upton.
Bujak-Upton is coming off a profitable Australian Age Championships in April that noticed him set lifetime bests within the 50 free (23.20), 100 free (50.26), 200 free (1:49.65), and 400 free (3:56.50). He positioned 2nd within the 100 free behind Flynn Southam and third within the 200 free behind Anders McAlpine and Southam, each of whom medaled within the occasion finally yr’s World Junior Championships.
The Knox Pymble Swim Membership standout introduced his verbal dedication to the Volunteers final month.
“I’m excited and proud to announce my verbal dedication to the College of Tennesse (sic),” Bujak-Upton wrote on Instagram. “I’m wanting ahead to pursuing and excelling in my tutorial and athletic endeavours. I’m very grateful for all the things my coaches, household, and teammates have performed to assist me by my profession to this point. GO VOLS🍊🍊”
Finest LCM Instances (Transformed from SCY)
- 50 free – 23.20 (20.18)
- 100 free – 50.26 (43.83)
- 200 free – 1:49.65 (1:35.90)
- 400 free – 3:56.50 (4:24.98)
Bujak-Upton’s finest transformed instances wouldn’t rating on the SEC Championships fairly but, however he’s simply half a second shy of C-final vary within the 200 free. Eventually season’s SEC Championships, Cayman Islands star Jordan Crooks positioned third within the 200 free, Trinidad and Tobago freshman Nikoli Blackman made the B-final, and Peruvian junior Joaquin Vargas made the C-final. Tennessee’s freestyle group additionally consists of Brazilian sprinter Gui Caribe.
The Volunteer males positioned fifth on the SEC Championships in February earlier than ending sixth on the NCAA Championships in March. Head coach Matt Kredich has been on the helm of this system since 2005. The SEC ought to get much more aggressive subsequent season with Texas becoming a member of the convention from the Large 12 this summer season.
One attention-grabbing wrinkle is that Bujak-Upton is signed to an Australian modeling company. He may danger dropping his F-1 pupil visa if he does identify, picture, and likeness (NIL) offers on U.S. soil, however a loophole exists that permits worldwide faculty athletes to revenue off their publicity rights outdoors the nation.
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