NEW COMMIT: Breaststroker Daniel Worth of Lee’s Summit, Mo. has pledged his verbal commitment to the University of Virginia and will arrive in Charlottesville in the fall of 2021.
He will join the Hoos’ class of 2025 along with Connor Boyle, Max Iida, Tyler Sicignano, Jack Aikins, Colin Bitz and Matthew Styczen.
A four-time U.S. Open qualifier, Worth does his club swimming with Empire KC Swim Club and most recently placed fifth in the 100 breast at Juniors West last month. This past summer, he registered three top-8 finishes at Jenks Sectionals before going on to earn a best time at Junior Nationals. Last short course season, he earned gold in the 50 breast at Columbia Sectionals and was a three-time finalist at 2018 Juniors West.
Photo Courtesy: Daniel Worth Instagram (@daniel.worth)
A current junior at Lee’s Summit North High School, Worth is a six-time Missouri Class 2 State Championship finalist. The USA Swimming Scholastic All-American recently broke a 28-year-old state record in the 100 breast as a junior while defending his title in the 200 IM. He won the 100 breast and 200 IM during his sophomore season after placing first and eighth, respectively, in those events during his rookie campaign.
His best times include:
- 50 breast – 25.23
- 100 breast – 53.53
- 200 breast – 1:59.21
- 200 IM – 1:49.39
- 400 IM – 3:54.93
Even with 1.5 years of club swimming still to go before suiting up for the Hoos, Worth will make an immediate impact in their breaststroke training group. He would’ve scored in the B-final of the 100 breast as well as the C-final of the 200 breast at the 2019 ACC Championships where UVa finished third overall in the team standings.
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