GCAT’s Sam Parker Stays In-State, Chooses UGA for Fall 2021

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Sam Parker of Georgia Coastal Aquatic Team (GCAT) has verbally committed to the Georgia Bulldogs for fall of 2021. He is a rising senior at The Habersham School.

I’m pumped to announce my verbal commitment to swim at the University of Georgia. I’d like to thank my coaches, family, and teammates for helping me to this point in my life. I’m excited for what’s to come and for being a future dawg. Sic ‘Em

TOP TIMES (SCY)

• 50 free – 21.38
• 100 free – 45.19
• 200 free – 1:39.84
• 100 back – 50.39
• 200 back – 1:50.35

Representing Habersham, Parker won three events at the 2020 Georgia Association of Private and Parochial Schools Swimming (GAPPS) Championships. He took the 50 free (21.38), 100 free (46.71) and 200 free (1:40.70). In late 2019, he competed at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships, where his highest finish came in the 100 as he placed 37th (45.83).

Parker had some big drops from 2018-19 to 2019-20, going from 47.32 to 45.19 in the 100 free, 1:44.72 to 1:39.84 in the 200 free, 52.84 to 50.39 in the 100 back, and 1:54.03 to 1:50.35 in the 200 back.

Georgia has just one year left with its top 2019-20 100 backstroker, Youssef Said (46.30). The Bulldogs have several strong rising sophomores in their backstroke group, though, in Ian Grum (46.5/1:40.8), Harry Homans (47.4/1:41.8), and Zach Hils (48.0/1:42.6).

Parker will get two seasons of overlap with those rising sophomores. In UGA’s class of 2025, he joins Henre Louw, Jackson Bates, Mitchell Norton, Ryan Wylie, TJ Pittenger and Zach Kohm.

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