Colorado Breaststroker Zach Bartel Verbally Commits to Harvard for 2020-21

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Zach Bartel has announced his verbal commitment to the application process* at Harvard University for the 2020-21 season. He will join fellow class of 2024 verbal commits Arik Katz, Dylan Rhee, and Quinn Harron.

“I am very excited to announce my commitment to Harvard University. I would like to thank my family, friends, and coaches for all their support. Go Crimson!”

Like his older sister Zoe Bartel, who is a sophomore at Stanford this year, Zach Bartel is a breaststroke specialist. He is a senior at Fossil Ridge High School and was named to the 2019 CHSAA 5A All-State Second Team for his junior year season, thanks to a 2nd-place performance in the 200 IM (1:50.54) at the 2019 5A State Meet. He also placed 5th in the 100 breast (57.51) and anchored the 7th-place 400 free relay (46.09). Bartel does his club swimming with Fort Collins Area Swim Team. He is a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and has Winter Juniors-or-better times in the 100/200 breast and 200/400 IM. He set the Colorado state record for 15/16 boys in the 200m breaststroke (2:18:85) this summer with his 19th-place finish at Speedo Junior Nationals. He also went best times in the 100m breast (1:05.63) and 200 IM (2:07.57).

Bartel has improved significantly during his high school career:

Bartel would have scored in the C finals of the 100/200 breast and 400 IM at 2019 Ivy League Men’s Championships. It took 1:49.09 to get a second swim in the 200 IM.

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