2026 NCAA relay swimmer Mary Clarke has introduced she is going to switch to Louisville for the upcoming 2026-2027 season. Clarke is the newest switch out of Pitt after the teaching change.
“I’m so excited to announce my dedication to proceed my athletic and educational profession on the College of Louisville! I’m so grateful for this unimaginable alternative, and should thank Coach Arthur, Kevin, Steph & Nick for his or her help and kindness by this course of!
Subsequent, I’d wish to thank Pittsburgh. Coaches Chase, Michael, Kaersten, Marian, Matt and Gideon gave me the very best 2 years and I couldn’t be extra grateful for them and for this place. Pittsburgh has formed me into the individual I’m right now and confirmed me how you can dream larger. I’ll cherish each second, GFG and ITC perpetually. I’d wish to thank my household & buddies for his or her unwavering help and love by this tough time, actually couldn’t have achieved it with out all of them!
With that being mentioned, I can not wait to be a part of the Louisville household! Go Playing cards!!”
Clarke simply completed her sophomore season at Pitt and was a member of the group’s 200, 400, and 800 freestyle relays on the 2026 NCAA Championships. She break up a 1:45.80 on their 800 free relay that completed twelfth, a 48.86 on their 800 free relay that was sixteenth, and a 22.37 on their 200 free relay that was sixteenth.
She made the ACC ‘C’ remaining of the 100 again as she received the swim off in a lifetime greatest 52.41 earlier than swimming a 52.54 within the remaining for twenty second.
Clarke was additionally a relay swimmer on the 2025 NCAA Championships as she break up a 1:46.93 on Pitt’s 800 free relay that was 18th.
Clarke’s Finest SCY Instances Are:
200 free: 1:46.73
100 free: 48.61
50 free: 23.08
100 again: 52.41
The Louisville ladies completed 4th on the 2026 ACC Championships. Louisville went on to complete eighth on the 2026 NCAA Championships. The group was led by Anastasia Gorbenko who scored 45.5 particular person factors at 2026 NCAAs. Gorbenko was the quickest 200 freestyler for the group as she swam a 1:42.96 on the group’s first likelihood meet.
Clarke helps fill the hole left by the group’s prime 50 and 100 freestyler Julia Dennis who graduated this spring. Dennis led the group with a 21.13 50 free and a 46.69 100 free. Camille Murray was the group’s prime 100 backstroker with a 51.23 from ACCs.
