Open Water Nationals 7.5km Champion Makenna Sherman Verbally Commits to Utah

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Makenna Sherman from Las Vegas, Nevada, has verbally dedicated to swim and examine on the College of Utah starting in 2027-28. She was a “Better of the Relaxation” distance freestyle recruit on our Approach Too Early listing of high ladies’ swimmers from the highschool class of 2027. She instructed SwimSwam:

“I actually cherished every thing concerning the College of Utah, from the staff and coaches, to how stunning the environment are.”

Sherman is a junior at Religion Lutheran Excessive College. She swims for her highschool holds the varsity data within the 200 IM, 200 medley relay, and 400 free relay. On the 2025 Nevada Excessive College 3A State Championships, she positioned 4th in each the 200 IM (2:08.77) and 100 fly (58.58). She clocked PBs in these occasions (2:06.56 and 57.34) every week earlier on the Regional Championships, the place she additionally swam a lifetime finest within the 50 again (27.43) main off the Religion Lutheran medley relay.

Sherman moved from Sandpipers of Nevada to Las Vegas Swim Membership originally of the 2025-26 short-course season. Her most notable successes have are available open water swimming – she received the junior 7.5km title on the USA Swimming 2025 Open Water Nationwide and Junior Championships and was chosen to the Nationwide Junior Workforce for open water. She instructed SwimSwam: “I not too long ago competed in Italy, as a staff USA Nationwide Junior staff member, on the World Aquatics Open Water Cup. It was my first 10k and combined relay. It was an unimaginable expertise and I used to be honored to signify Workforce USA!”

Within the pool, she competed at 2024 Winter Juniors West and positioned 14th within the mile with a PB of 16:45.54. Per week later, she went lifetime bests within the 500 free (4:56.10), 1000 free 10:06.82), 100 again (59.78), 200 IM (2:10.87), and 400 IM (4:30.46) at CA/NV Sectionals. She additional improved her 500 free (4:53.92) and 1000 free (9:56.23) occasions and added a PB within the 400 IM (4:26.69) at Justin Sectionals in March.

Sherman instructed SwimSwam, “Apart from [swimming], I’ve Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, which is why I initially began swimming after I was recognized as a child. I all the time hope that I may also help encourage or encourage different children who is perhaps dealing with a problem or well being problem to appreciate that we will do something we set our minds to! I by no means let my analysis hinder me, however as a substitute let it remind me simply how robust I’m!”

Finest SCY occasions:

500 free – 4:53.92
1000 free – 9:56.23
1650 free – 16:45.54

On the time of her dedication, she wrote on social media:

“I’m so blessed to announce my verbal dedication to proceed my educational and athletic profession on the College of Utah!! I wish to thank my household, coaches, teammates, and the College of Utah workers for supporting me by way of every thing. GO UTES!! ”

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