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Winter Juniors ‘A’ finalist Taylor Clements has introduced her dedication to swim for West Virginia College starting within the fall of 2026. She publicized the information on Instagram, writing:
Ever since I used to be a little bit woman, I’ve all the time had the dream to swim in school. In the present day, I made that occur. I’ve determined I might be persevering with my educational and athletic profession at West Virginia College. God has really blessed me with a expertise that I might by no means be grateful sufficient for. Thanks to all my household, coaches, and buddies. And most significantly, thanks GOD for making this all come true. Go Mountaineers!
A senior on the West Florida Faculty of Superior Know-how in Pensacola, Florida, Clements has been a member of the Jaguars’ swimming and diving workforce since her freshman yr. Along with competing for her highschool workforce, she at present trains year-round with Better Pensacola Aquatic Membership, the place she primarily focuses on dash freestyle and breaststroke.
Clements has improved steadily all through highschool, and 2025 noticed her take a big leap in dash freestyle, dropping from 23.48 to 23.14 within the 50 free and 51.93 to 50.81 within the 100 free. She additionally lowered her private finest within the 100 breast, dropping from 1:02.00 to 1:01.82.
“Taylor has all the time had a terrific really feel for the water and a necessity for velocity,” GPAC head coach Greg Johnson stated on the workforce’s web site. “I’m actually excited to observe her be part of the ranks of NCAA Division I swimmers and see the place she goes from right here.”
On the FHSAA 2A State Championships in November, she capped her highschool profession with two particular person titles, profitable the 50 free in 23.14 and the 100 breast in a season-best 1:02.47. These wins improved on her pair of runner-up finishes as a junior, persevering with a development that included a bronze medal within the 100 breast and fourth place within the 200 IM as a sophomore, and seventh place within the 100 breast and ninth within the 200 IM as a freshman.
Most not too long ago, Clements competed at Winter Juniors East, her second time qualifying for the meet. She made the ‘A’ last of the 100 breast and positioned eighth in 1:02.10 after producing her present finest time in prelims. It was her first time making a championship last, as a yr prior, she completed ninth in prelims along with her earlier PB, earlier than occurring to take fifteenth. She additionally positioned thirtieth within the 50 free (23.14), sixty fourth within the 100 free (51.21), and 108th within the 100 again (1:01.18).
Clements’ finest time within the 100 free (50.81) got here on the NCSA Spring Championships final March, the place she additionally completed seventh within the 50 breast (28.81), eleventh within the 100 breast (1:02.34), and 14th within the 50 free (23.38). It marked her finest efficiency on the meet so far, following her first qualification in 2024 when she positioned twenty fourth within the 100 breast and thirty fifth within the 50 breast.
Outdoors of quick course swimming, Clements certified for Junior Nationals final summer season, inserting thirteenth within the 50 breast (32.33), thirty second within the 100 breast (1:12.35), 74th within the 50 free (26.89), and one hundred and fifty fifth within the 50 fly (29.70), all in finest instances.
Prime SCY Instances:
50 Freestyle: 23.03
100 Freestyle: 50.81
100 Breaststroke: 1:01.82
A Division I program, West Virginia competes within the Large 12 Convention, with the Mountaineer ladies inserting ninth out of 10 groups on the 2025 Large 12 Convention Championships. To make the ‘C’ finals ultimately season’s meet, it took instances of 23.17/59.48 within the 50/100 free and 1:02.41 within the 100 breast, placing Clements in scoring vary within the 50 free and 100 breast.
On the workforce itself, Clements would rank first within the 50 free and 100 breast and second within the 100 free based mostly on instances from each final season and the present 2025-26 season. Because the quickest incoming recruit within the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 breast, she’ll be a pivotal addition to the Mountaineers’ twin meet lineup and dash relays. With high 100 freestyler Gabriela Martin De La Torre graduating in Might, Clements would be the workforce’s go-to multi-event sprinter from the bounce.
The complete record of recruits at present set to hitch Clements in Morgantown subsequent fall consists of Aivleen Walsh, Abby Hill, Maggie Wright, Eire Gilligan, Scoutyn Jackson, Gabriella Marim, Rowan Baglole, and Evelyn Fast, all of whom ought to make for robust coaching companions over the subsequent 4 years.
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