Kyle Worrell Continues Family’s Louisville Legacy; Gives Verbal to the Cards

Like his two older sisters before him, Kyle Worrell will take his swimming to the NCAA. Worrell gave a verbal commitment to the University of Louisville, which was home to his sister Kelsi Worrell from 2012-16. Taylor Worrell is a senior this year at University of South Carolina.

A two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-Amercian, Worrell is a senior at Rancocas Valley Regional High School in Mount Holly, New Jersey. He is a versatile talent, excelling in 200s-and-down in free, fly, and back. At the 2017 NJSIAA Swim Meet of Champions, he took fourth in the 50 free (21.19) and sixth in the 100 free (46.46), while the prior year he had swum the 200 free and 100 fly.

Worrell swims year-round with YMCA of Burlington & Camden County. At 2017 Short Course YMCA Nationals he placed sixth in the 100 free (45.31) and the 100 fly (49.52), tenth in the 200 free (1:38.76), and 15th in the 50 free (21.17). He earned lifetime bests in the 100/200 free, 100 back, and 100 fly.

Top SCY times:

  • 50 free – 20.79
  • 100 free – 45.31
  • 200 free – 1:38.76
  • 50 back – 23.49
  • 100 back – 50.25
  • 50 fly – 26.46
  • 100 fly – 49.52

The Cardinals are beginning to pick up steam on the men’s side; both Colton Paulson and Hayden Curley have also verbally committed to the Louisville class of 2022 in the last week. The women’s team has reeled in six so far: Alena Kraus, Annette Schultz, Diana Dunn, Katie Schorr, Kaylee Wheeler, and Kelly Tichenor.

If you have a commitment to report, please send an email with a photo (landscape, or horizontal, looks best) and a quote to [email protected].

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Gowdy Raines
6 years ago

Can I get an ODIAPA

E Gamble
6 years ago

That pic has to be one of the best ever. ? Good luck Kyle.

louiggi
6 years ago

ding-dong-bong

DMacNCheez
6 years ago

Dude its Kelsi Worrell’s brother….He’s far from a no-name. Kelsi’s success points to a lot of possible upside for this kid. Let’s re-evaluate this after a season or two.

Prof
6 years ago

While he’s not a top 50 swimmer his times are pretty impressive, and he’s committing to a Power 5 team, so he probably does deserve some recognition

Dan D.
6 years ago

THAT’S how you do a commitment photo!

aviatorfly
6 years ago

Props to Kyle for going out on a limb and posting a cool photo. 2 observatations:
1) holy smokes that’s a lot of smoke. How’d he do that? That oughta spawn a few more world-ending hurricanes.
2) I assume there’s an updraft, looks like homer simpson body (jk!)

Steve Nolan
6 years ago

What this picture supposes is – what if Magneto also wanted to be a train?

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Anne Lepesant is the mother of four daughters, all of whom swam in college. With an undergraduate degree from Princeton (where she was an all-Ivy tennis player) and an MBA from INSEAD, she worked for many years in the financial industry, both in France and the U.S. Anne is currently …

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