The Florida State men have added a new member to their incoming recruiting class, as Florida high school state champion John Yambor-Maul will be joining the Seminoles in fall 2018. Yambor-Maul is a local talent who attends Lawton Chiles High School in Tallahassee, Florida. Yambor-Maul is primarily a freestyler and trains with Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club during the club season.
Yambor-Maul’s Top Times:
- 50 yard free- 21.20
- 100 yard free- 46.37
- 200 yard free- 1:40.90
- 500 yard free- 4:29.98
- 100 yard fly- 50.99
- 200 yard fly- 1:54.54
At the 2017 Florida High School 3A State Championships, Yambor-Maul was an individual state champion as Chiles successully secured back-to-back state titles. In the 50 free, he swam a personal best 21.20 to take the gold. He picked up another medal and best time in the 100 free, touching in 46.37 for bronze. Relay-wise, he led his school to 2 relay titles, putting up 50 freestyle splits of 21.34 in the 200 medley relay and 20.89 in the 200 free relay.
Yambor-Maul also had success at the 2016 state meet. Prior to this season, his focus was on the middle distance freestyles instead of the sprints. In 2016, he picked up a pair of 4th place finished in the 200 free and 500 free.
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