Virginia Beach’s Ryan Hillery Commits to Division III Power WashU in St. Louis

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High school senior Ryan Hillery has verbally committed to swim at Washington University in St. Louis beginning in the fall of 2021. The Bears are a powerhouse program in Division III of the NCAA, having scored at each of the last 19 national championship meets. That includes a program-high 5th place at the last championship in 2019.

“I am honored to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Washington University in St Louis. I am blessed with the support of my family, friends, and coaches. Let’s go Bears!!”

Hillery is primarily a distance swimmer, though he has range within that distance specialty.

A native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Hillery finished in 6th place in the 400 IM at the Virginia Swimming Age Group Championships – his last big meet before coronavirus quarantines ground swimming to a halt.

A few weeks before that, he placed 5th in the 500 free at the VHSL Class 6 High School State Championship meet with a 4:46.43.

Best Times in Yards:

• 200 free – 1:41.29
• 500 free – 4:37.26
• 200 back – 1:56.28
• 100 fly – 51.02
• 200 fly – 1:50.72
• 200 IM – 1:54.70
• 400 IM – 4:00.22

Hillery, who first announced his commitment in early October, has been on fire since returning to competition, especially in the form of a big run of results at NOVA’s Sr Holiday Champs just before Christmas.

Hillery’s Post-Pandemic Progression

The WashU men placed 5th out of 8 teams at the 2020 UAA Championships before the season was eventually cut short. The team had 10 swimmers invited to compete at the D3 national championship meet that year.

Besides being close to NCAA invite times in several events, Hillery should be an immediate addition to the team’s 800 free relay lineup.

Hillery attends Ocean Lakes High School and is a member of the Tide Swim Team.

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