Breaststroker Emmanuel Gadson Sends Verbal To Cornell (2024)

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Emmanuel Gadson has introduced his dedication to additional his schooling and swimming profession at Cornell College this fall. Gadson presently attends Spring Hill Excessive College and swims for Gamecock Aquatics in Columbia, South Carolina.

“I selected Cornell College as a result of I wished to achieve success out and in of the pool, and the coaches and staff made me really feel at house.”

Gadson, a breaststroke and butterfly specialist, represents the Bahamas internationally. This previous October he certified for finals at Pan American Video games within the 200m breaststroke, finally ending sixteenth with a time of two:21.35. He additionally raced at World Juniors

Simply previous to Pan Ams, Gadson competed on the South Carolina Excessive College State Championships (4A). He took house the state title within the 100 fly (49.82), whereas within the 100 breast he completed 2nd in 57.22.

Extra just lately, Gadson set a slew of non-public greatest instances on the South Carolina Senior Championships. He swept the breaststroke occasions with greatest instances of 54.76 and 1:57.82, whereas within the 200 IM he positioned third in a private better of 1:53.30. Gadson has seen huge enchancment over the course of this season, as he’s dropped a complete of two seconds within the 100 breast and over three within the 200.

Prime SCY Occasions

100 breast – 54.76
200 breast – 1:57.82
100 fly – 49.74
200 IM – 1:53.30

Below the path of head coach Wes Newman, the Cornell males positioned seventh as a staff on the 2024 Ivy League Championships. Gadson ought to make an instantaneous affect for Cornell on the convention degree, as his greatest instances in each breaststroke occasions would put him proper on the bubble of qualifying for the A-final based mostly on this yr’s outcomes.

Sebastian Wolff was the staff’s high performer in each occasions this season. He took fifth at convention within the 100 in 53.25, whereas within the 200 he stopped the clock at 1:57.02 en path to sixth. Wolff is a junior this yr, which means he’ll overlap with Gadson for one season in Ithaca.

Gadson joins Alex Miao, Josh Toothman, and Phillip Osadsky in Cornell’s incoming class this fall. Osadsky can also be a breaststroke specialist, whereas Miao and Toothman give attention to freestyle occasions.

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