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The Virginia males, who’ve signed one of many strongest highschool lessons of 2025 in historical past, have begun digging in to their class of 2026, which will probably be inevitably smaller, however that also continues their momentum on the recruiting trails. The most recent dedication is Floridian Ian Heysen, a Florida Excessive Faculty State Champion who had an enormous breakout in 2024.
Quote: “I’m blessed to announce my verbal dedication to proceed my tutorial and athletic profession on the College of Virginia. First, I need to give all glory and because of God for guiding me via this course of. I additionally need to thank my dad and mom, brother, and sister for supporting me from the start. Thanks to Coach Joe (Auer), Coach Kim (Burke), and my teammates for offering me with an amazing atmosphere to get higher. Lastly, particular due to Coach Todd and Tyler for giving me this chance! GO HOOS!“
Heysen, a junior at Winter Park Excessive Faculty outdoors of Orlando, gained Florida 4A State Championships in November within the 100 breaststroke (53.95) and 200 IM (1:46.61). A 12 months earlier, he was 4th within the 100 breast in 56.48 and fifth within the 200 IM in 1:50.69.
Racing at Winter Juniors – East for the WinterPark Blue Dolfins, he had three A-finals, together with a 4th-place end within the 200 breaststroke in 1:55.23.
Time Development:
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (All PBs) | |
| 100 breast | 57.12 | 56.48 | 53.41 |
| 200 breast | 2:02.53 | 2:01.75 | 1:55.23 |
| 200 IM | 1:54.22 | 1:50.69 | 1:46.61 |
| 400 IM | 4:04.36 | 3:54.66 | 3:48.36 |
| 100 free | 51.48 | 46.61 | 45.52 |
| 200 free | — | 1:40.79 | 1:38.84 |
The Virginia males’s crew presently lacks a transparent identification and will probably be present process a near-complete overhaul of expertise within the subsequent two years. Virginia put a male breaststroker Noah Nichols into the A-Remaining on the Olympic Trials (fifth within the 100), however Nichols stepped away from swimming throughout the vacation break. That leaves sophomore Jay Gerloff and his 53.40 (.01 higher than Heysen) because the crew’s chief this season.
Virginia hit the category of 2025 arduous early, with 5 prime 13 recruits (and another ranked recruits) within the class. Whereas there have been some swimmers in that group who may swim breaststroke, none of them specialised in breaststroke occasions (although Virginia has a knack for turning non-breaststrokers into breaststrokers on the ladies’s aspect).
They’ve shored up that a part of the roster within the early a part of the 12 months; apart from Heysen, in addition they earned a dedication from South African breaststroker Chris Smith for the category of 2025. Smith has quick course meters instances that convert to 51.45 and a couple of:00.63 in yards within the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, respectively.
Whereas Heysen has lived and educated in Florida since 2022, he’s initially from Peru and is a member of their Nationwide Workforce. In October on the South American Championships, he swam his first worldwide meet. There, he raced the breaststroke leg of the blended 400 medley relay, splitting 1:03.55 as a part of a Nationwide File-setting 3:58.29 for a bronze medal; and the lads’s 400 medley relay, as a part of a Nationwide File-setting 3:25.08.
He additionally earned a bronze medal individually within the 400 IM in 4:39.47
On the Futures Championships in Austin over the summer time, he additionally swam 1:03.07 within the 100 breaststroke in lengthy course, knocking .73 seconds off the Peruvian File.
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