Arizona Adds Pennsylvania 3A State Finalist Nazar Zoukovski for 2026

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Staff Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics’ Nazar Zoukovski has verbally dedicated to the College of Arizona, becoming a member of the Wildcat males’s 2026 recruiting class.

I’m extraordinarily humbled and thrilled to announce my dedication to the College of Arizona to pursue my educational and athletic journey. I’m very grateful for my household, pals, and coaches that I’ve had alongside the way in which to information me to the place I’m at present. Thanks to the teaching workers at U of A for this wonderful alternative. BEAR DOWN!!

As a junior at Higher Saint Clair Excessive College in Pittsburgh, Zoukovski completed within the high 5 in each of his particular person races on the PIAA 3A State Championship in March; his high end got here within the 200 freestyle, the place he set a brand new lifetime better of 1:39.68 on his technique to third place. He additionally added a Fifth-place end within the 100 free in 44.99; he set his finest time within the prelims of that race, simply two hundredths higher in 44.97. He has since bested the 100 free mark on the LESD Mark J. Braun Fall Basic this previous November in 44.62. His 200 free has additionally been quicker since these championships, clocking 1:39.40 on the PEAQ Halloween Invitational in October.

Zoukovski lately wrapped up competitors on the Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East. There, he completed twenty eighth within the 100 free, (44.93), thirty fourth within the 50 free (20.50), 59th within the 200 free (1:39.80), and 73rd within the 100 butterfly (49.88).

In March, Zoukovski raced on the ISCA Worldwide Senior Cup, the place he logged a pair of finest occasions that also stand at present. Together with the five hundred free (4:35.08) and 200 IM (1:53.15).

Finest Occasions SCY:

50 Free: 20.28
100 Free: 44.62
200 Free: 1:39.40
500 Free: 4:35.08
100 Fly: 48.80
100 Again: 52.03
200 IM: 1:53.15

The Arizona males completed runners-up to in-state rivals Arizona State final season on the Huge 12 Swimming and Diving Championships.

Based mostly on Zoukovski’s finest occasions, he would have completed thirtieth within the 100 free, forty first within the 200 free, and thirty sixth within the 500 free at these championships final season.

Zoukovski does sit simply exterior of scoring place within the 100 free, his finest time is lower than half a second exterior of what certified as an alternate (44.19), and simply over half a second from ‘C’ last qualification (44.06).

The change may very well be made to swap the 200 for the 100 fly, which might have positioned his finest time twenty eighth, even nearer to that scoring place. His 100 free is powerful, and he has plenty of robust choices. Together with his vary, he ought to be capable of discover the proper combine to attain some potential Huge 12 factors.

Zoukovski joins Grant Pier, Cole Faut, Vito Sgroi, Lucas Morin, and Will Harrison within the Wildcats’ 2026 recruiting class.

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