Winter Junior Champs Finalist Ethan Kosin staying in-state at University of Minnesota (2025)

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Ethan Kosin, a Savage, Minnesota native, will keep in state subsequent fall to attend the College of Minnesota to swim for the Gophers. Kosin, a rising senior at Prior Lake Excessive College, represents South Metro Storm on the membership degree. Kosin is primarily a backstroker, proudly owning Winter Junior Nationwide minimize occasions in each the 100 and 200, however he additionally excels in dash and distance freestyles.

In 2023, on the Speedo Winter Junior Championships, Kosin was a 2x finalist, taking twelfth within the 200 again with a private greatest time of 1:45.80 and 18th within the 100 again in 48.61, a PB on the time. Kosin additionally swam the 200 free (1:40.81) and 500 free (4:32.19), the place he completed 67th and fiftieth, respectively, in prelims. Each swims had been new greatest occasions.

On the Minnesota Senior SC Championships, Kosin was a 2 time champion, sweeping the backstrokes. His 100 again (48.33) was a private greatest time, whereas his 200 again (1:46.06) was simply 2 tenths off his PB of 1:45.80. Kosin additionally recorded 5 high 5 finishes, 2 of which had been new greatest occasions. These greatest occasions got here within the 1000 free, the place he swam a 9:26.34 to complete 2nd, and the 50 free (20.80), the place he took third. He went on to position third within the 200 free (1:40.92), 100 fly (49.73), and 100 free (46.61). With a complete of 6 wins, as he helped South Metro to 4 relay titles, and 10 podium appearances, Kosin took residence excessive level whereas South Metro Storm received the meet.

Kosin was moreover a Minnesota HS Boys Class AA State Champion this yr, successful the 100 again in 48.67.* He went on to take third within the 100 free, swimming a forty five.89. Kosin additionally helped Prior Lake’s relays to a 4th place end within the 400 free relay with a forty five.95 anchor leg, and a relay title within the 200 medley relay, main off in 22.65 for a greatest time. Prior Lake in the end took third general on the meet.

Greatest occasions SCY:

100 again – 48.33
200 again – 1:45.80
50 free – 20.80
100 free – 45.73
200 free – 1:40.81
500 free – 4:32.19
1000 free – 9:26.34
100 fly – 49.65

The College of Minnesota competes within the Large Ten, which is welcoming UCLA and USC this fall. On the 2024 B1G Championships, the Gophers completed in fifth with 849.5 factors, over a 60 level enchancment from their exhibiting in 2023, the place in addition they completed fifth. Kosin would have ranked seventh on Minnesota’s 2023-2024 roster within the 100 again and sixth within the 200 again. Nevertheless, in each occasions, 3 swimmers forward of him have since graduated.

Kosin is on the cusp of what it took to attain on the 2024 B1G Championships, because it took occasions of 47.43/1:44.88 within the 100/200 again to qualify for a second swim.

Edward Stoltz (free/again), Jack Hackler (breast), Jackson Scheiber (distance free), Ethan Schutten (free), and Oliver Schimberg (again) have additionally declared their intention to swim at Minnesota starting subsequent fall. Schimberg, who owns greatest occasions of 47.39/1:45.00 within the 100/200 again, will be part of Kosin in boosting the Gophers’ backstroke group.

*(AA classification signifies that his faculty is without doubt one of the 64 largest within the state).

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