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Jakob Brougham, a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American from St. Augustine, Florida, has announced his commitment to Delta State University for the 2021-22 school year and beyond.
“I am very excited to announce my official commitment to Delta State University! I look forward to becoming a Statesmen these next four years!”
Brougham is a senior at Allen D. Nease High School. He swims year-round with the St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team and specializes mainly in distance freestyle. He had a particularly strong year as a junior in high school, placing 9th in the 500 free with a PB of 4:35.02 at the Florida High School 4A State Championships. He then went on to compete at 2019 Winter Juniors East, earning a PB in 1650 free and time-trialing the 200 free and 500 free. All his best long course times come from that summer, too. He notched a Winter Juniors cut in the 800 free (8:32.19) at Greensboro Futures with a 11th-place finish and went a best time in the 1500 (16:27.46). He also scored PBs in the 200/400 free at Gainesville Sectionals and in the 100 free and 100/200 fly at Edwin C Cuttino Memorial Invitational.
Brougham updated his PBs in the 40/200/1650 free and 50 back in December at the 18&U Virtual Championships in Stuart, Florida. He came in 4th in the 500 free and 1650 free and 10th in the 200 free and 200 fly. He kicked off the new year with PBs in the 100 back, 100 fly, and 200 fly.
Brougham will be joining a Delta State team that finished 6th at the 2021 NCAA Division II Men’s Championships. He will have one year to overlap with the Statesmen’s distance ace John Stewart, who placed 8th in the 1000 free and 14th in the mile at NCAAs. It took 15:41.58 to score in the 1650 free, 9:21.01 in the 1000 free, and 4:29.42 in the 500 free at the national championships.
Top SCY times:
- 1650 free – 15:55.74
- 1000 free – 9:40.35
- 500 free – 4:35.02
- 200 free – 1:43.36
- 100 free – 48.15
- 200 fly – 1:55.75
- 100 fly – 53.08
Top LCM times:
- 1500 free – 16:27.46
- 800 free – 8:32.19
- 400 free – 4:10.48
- 200 free – 1:59.85
- 100 free – 56.43
- 200 fly – 2:17.65
- 100 fly – 1:02.43
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