Miami, Florida’s Marcella Ruppert-Gomez has made a verbal commitment to the application process at Harvard University.*
“I chose Harvard because of the amazing academic opportunities and challenges coupled with a great coaching staff and team. Getting to know Coach Stephanie and Coach Amanda as well as the team made me realize how much I would thrive at Harvard. I am already feeling part of the Crimson family and look forward to spending my next four years in this community. Go Crimson!”
Ruppert-Gomez is a senior at Gulliver Preparatory School in Pinecrest, Florida; she swims year-round for Gulliver Swim Club. At the FHSAA Class 2A Championship last fall, she was runner-up in the 500 free (4:53.69) and took third in the 200 IM (2:06.16). Swimming for her club team, she won the 500 free (4:54.82) and 1650 free (16:57.40) at the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships in March, and finaled in the 400 IM (2nd), 200 back (6th), 200 fly (6th), 200 free (7th), and 200 IM (7th).
While all her best SCY times date from 2014, she did update several of her LCM events this summer: 200 free (2:06.26), 800 free (8:47.72), 1500 free (16:47.38), and 400 IM (4:57.66).
Top SCY times:
- 1650 free – 16:43.96
- 1000 free – 10:08.45
- 500 free – 4:52.54
- 400 IM – 4:19.56
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*IVY LEAGUE DISCLAIMER: A “verbal commitment” by a coach is not an offer of admission, as only the Admissions Office has that authority. An Ivy League coach can only commit his or her support in the admissions process. Moreover, an Ivy League Likely Letter is not an offer of admission to the university.
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