The Americans were not the only swimmers who signed their National Letters of Intent yesterday, the first day they were allowed to. The very-much heralded women’s class from north of the border also put pen-to-paper yesterday to solidify their college commitments. As always, click on the pictures to see them bigger and in full detail!
Kierra Smith Goes Gophers
Kierra Smith (in the blue and yellow jacket) signs her National Letter of Intent to swim for Minnesota
Oakville Goes 5-For-5 With Signings
All 5 graduating girls from the Oakville Aquatic Club, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada signed the NLI on November 9th. It is very rare to see even one, yet alone 5 Canadians from one club make the move to the NCAA. They training under Head Coach Sean Baker, who has produced multiple international medal winners. All five have been apart of many different NAG record setting Medley Relay Teams. Marni Oldershaw and Annie Harrison competed at the Jr. World Championships in Peru. Both have multiple individual National Age Group records (Marni- 200IM SC, 400IM SC&LC, Annie- 200Bk SC&LC). Also, Marni Oldershaw and Sharalynn Missiuna were named to the Canadian 2011 LC “ID” Team which selects the top swimmer in each event, and top relay event swimmers. All are extremely excited to compete in the NCAA for their respective schools.
Marni Oldershaw (IM/Bk)- University of Michigan
Sharalynn Missiuna (sprint Fr)- University of Michigan
Annie Harrison (Fr/IM)- University of North Carolina- at Chapel Hill
Mika Spencer (Fr)- Boston University
Holly Olsen (Br)- University of Buffalo
From Left to Right - Oakville Swimmers Marni Oldershaw, Holly Olsen, Annie Harrison, Sharalynn Missiuna, and Mika Spencer Signed Letters of Intent Yesterday
Marni Oldershaw and Sharalynn Missuna will remain teammates next year at the University of Michigan
Marni Oldershaw Signs her National Letter of Intent to swim for Michigan in the fall.