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By Emily Messina, Swimming World College Intern
Gwynedd Mercy Academy senior, Stephanie Szekely announced her verbal commitment to Pennsylvania State University. Hailing from Doylestown, Pa, Szekely will stay in state for her next four years of college swimming. She swims for the Central Bucks Swim Team under head coach, Stu Kukla.
Photo Courtesy: Stephanie Szekely
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In addition, Szekely adds “Ever since I was little I’ve wanted to be an elementary school teacher. I can do that at Penn State while swimming and have the best of both worlds!”
Szekely has improved rapidly over the past view years, so the Nittany Lions should be excited for her potential. She provides depth in her swimming as a distance freestyler and mid-distance butterflier and backstroker. Her fastest times to date are:
(All times are in Short Course Yards)
200 Freestyle 1:50.57
500 Freestyle 4:56.05
200 Backstroke 2:03.67
200 Butterfly 2:08.77
400 IM 4:28.95
Last year in the 2016 Pennsylvania AA High School State Championship Szekely helped the Gwynedd Mercy team finish in second place. Individually, she finished in second in the 200 and 500 freestyle. She teamed up with sister, Allie Szekely (Stanford University ’20), Annie O’Dare, and Hannah Blaser (Penn State University ’20) to become a state record holder in the 200 Medley Relay (Backstroke) and 400 Freestyle Relay.
She will join former Central Bucks teammate’s Hannah Blaser and Hannah Zurmuhl who already swim for Happy Valley in the pool next fall.
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Congratulations Steph! So happy for you!!!!