Butterflier Armando Vegas Transfers to Indiana From Texas

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Armando Vegas has introduced his resolution to switch from the College of Texas to Indiana College for his junior season, becoming a member of the Hoosiers’ class of 2024.

“I’m extremely excited to announce that I will probably be persevering with my educational and athletic careers at Indiana College. I need to thank my household, buddies, and everybody else that has helped me attain this level. Trying ahead to the subsequent chapter!”

Vegas, a California native who grew up coaching with the Crow Canyon Nation Membership Sharks, is a butterfly specialist. He positioned third within the 200 fly in a twin meet towards Southern Methodist College (1:45.88) throughout his sophomore season with Texas final 12 months. He didn’t compete on the Massive 12 Championships in 2021 or 2022.

Each of his lifetime greatest 100 and 200 butterfly occasions are from the 2022 American Brief Course Championships in March. There, he blasted a Winter U.S. Open time of 47.28 to put fifth within the 100 fly and a Summer season Nationals lower of 1:43.21 to put third within the 200 fly. He additionally posted a lifetime greatest 500 free time of 4:33.75 to earn eighth place. 

He confirmed clear enhancements whereas at Texas, taking practically 3 seconds off his quickest 100 fly time since he dedicated to the Longhorns. Listed below are his greatest quick course occasions when he dedicated to Texas in 2019 in comparison with his present lifetime greatest occasions:

High SCY occasions:

• 100 fly – 47.28 
• 200 fly – 1:43.21 
• 100 again – 49.85r 
• 200 again – 1:49.87 
• 500 free – 4:33.75 

Vegas will probably be transferring from the Massive 12 to Bthe ig Ten the place his lifetime greatest 200 fly time would have made the ‘A’ ultimate eventually season’s convention championships. He additionally would have positioned twenty third within the 100 fly ‘C’ ultimate. The Hoosiers have a dominant butterfly coaching group led by rising senior Brendan Burns who gained the 200 fly and rising junior Tomer Frankel who positioned 2nd within the 100 fly on the 2022 Massive Ten Championships.

Vegas additionally had some robust backstroke races throughout his freshman season as a Longhorn when he posted his present greatest 100 again time on the 2020 Texas Corridor of Fame Invite on a relay cut up. That very same 12 months in March, he swam a lifetime greatest 200 again time at Sectionals in Carlsbad.

The Massive Ten Convention is quicker than the Massive 12 in Vegas’ greatest occasions so he would have been on the cusp of constructing the ‘C’ ultimate within the 100 again (twenty seventh) and 200 again (twenty fifth), and somewhat methods off within the 500 free (thirty first) final season.

Indiana males are coming off their 4th Massive Ten Convention Championships title win up to now six seasons below head coach Ray Looze.

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