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Camden Cook from Suwanee, Georgia, has announced his intention to swim and study at the University of Georgia in the class of 2031. He confirmed to SwimSwam:
“I am thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Georgia! First off, I would like to thank Coach Versfeld and the rest of the UGA coaching staff for this amazing opportunity. Huge thanks to Coach Chris for pushing me to become the best version of myself everyday, Coach Wil for jump starting my career, and the rest of my Swim Atlanta family. Finally, I would like to thank my friends and family for the endless support. The journey is just getting started! GO DAWGS!”
A junior at North Gwinnett High School, Cook swims year-round with SwimAtlanta and specializes in breaststroke and IM. He placed 3rd in the 200 IM (1:52.19) and logged a 25.36 breast and a 21.11 free on the 200 medley and 200 free relays at the 2025 Georgia 6A (second biggest set of schools) State Championship meet as a sophomore. He had qualified in the 100 breast with 56.42 at the Gwinnett High School Championship the previous week, but was disqualified in prelims at the state meet for a one-hand touch and did not swim in the final. His finish time of 56.25 in prelims, though, was faster than anybody else swam at the meet in spite of being only a sophomore.
In March, Cook notched a slew of personal bests at SwimAtlanta’s Best of the South meet. Those included the 100 free (47.02, 23rd place), 100 breast (55.62, 3rd), 200 breast (2:00.96, 6th), and 400 IM (4:04.20, 20th).
More recently, he updated his times in the 100 breast (55.02) and 200 IM (1:51.29) in December at the Georgia Senior State Championship and Winter Juniors East, respectively.
Cook had an outstanding long-course season, as well, closing with PBs in the 100 free (54.50), 50 breast (28.73), 100 breast (1:03.28), and 200 breast (2:18.02) at Ocala Futures, one of the more competitive Futures meets in 2025. He placed 3rd in the 100 breast and 200 breast and 5th in the 50 breast.
Cook will join the Bulldogs in the fall of 2027 with “Best of the Rest” fly/free specialist Alex Goodman. He will overlap one year with sophomore breaststroker Elliot Woodburn, whose 51.20 at the UGA Fall Invite was a full 1.06 seconds faster than his best time from last season. He’ll also have two years with Finn Wendland (54.29 so far this season)
Best SCY times:
- 200 breast – 2:00.96
- 100 breast – 55.02
- 50 breast – 26.08
- 200 IM – 1:51.29
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w a 55, cuh gonna get booted after the first year
Nah he’s from Swim Atlanta. We’re built different here
Maybe not booted but he’s either a real project or in over his head. 55 in the SEC is lane 9 material in an 8 lane pool.
Don’t forget that this is a junior who hasn’t had his high school state meet yet, and was DQ’ed at his sophomore state meet. He touched in 56.25 in prelims, which is a big time for a sophomore, but was DQ’ed for a one hand touch somewhere. He would’ve won the 6A state title if he had swum that time in finals and been 2nd in 7A.
I mean that would have been solid prior to swimflation
Probably have to be looking for a 53-low, and then sub-2 in a club 200. Hey, if he puts in the work, go for it.
He could just be a huge UGA fan (ATL native) and wanted to rep the G and be a preferred walk on or take a small scholarship. Not uncommon
2:00 in the 200 puts him fourth in team, and # 3 is only 1:58
Take a look at his LCM times.
buns
As if swimmers never get better. As if he doesn’t have 2-3 more SCY taper meets to drop time before college. As if.
I mean im rooting for him, but due to the high increase in swimflation now kids dont drop as much in college as they use to