2024 NCAA Division III ‘A’ finalist Anthony Fitzgerald will switch to Division I USC for his COVID-19 fifth yr. Fitzgerald spent his undergraduate profession at Wheaton Faculty in Illinois.
Fitzgerald had an enormous junior season, successful his first convention titles as he swept the 200 IM, 100 breast, and 200 breast. He went on to swim at 2023 NCAAs, ending fifth within the 200 breast in a 1:58.24. He additionally was 1oth within the 100 breast to attain a complete of 21 particular person factors.
This previous season, he defended all three titles on the convention stage. He completed even greater at NCAAs in each breaststroke occasions as he was third within the 200 breast in a private greatest 1:56.83. He additionally was ninth within the 100 breast in a 54.01 to attain a complete of 25 factors.
Fitzgerald arrives to a USC crew that will probably be in its first season within the Huge Ten this fall. He joins the breaststroke group that was led by Ben Dillard (52.58/1:52.50) and Chris O’Grady (51.53/1:52.86) this previous season. Each Dillard and O’Grady return this fall as nicely. Fitzgerald’s greatest instances in each breaststroke occasions would sit behind Dillard and O’Grady. USC solely had three particular person qualifiers at 2024 NCAAs, with Dillard and O’Grady being two of them.
Fitzgerald joins a stable listing of a few of the prime Division III swimmers with the ability to use the COVID-19 fifth yr to swim on the Division I stage. This previous season, Tanner Fillion made headlines for Notre Dame after successful throughout his Division III undergraduate profession after which made the Division I ‘B’ remaining of the 200 again.
