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Jacob Dix, a senior at Flower Mound High School in Flower Mount, Texas, has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Utah for 2021-22.
“I’m thrilled to share that I verbally committed to the University of Utah’s class of 2025. I am looking forward to meeting my future teammates and reaching new goals under the amazing coaching staff. GO UTES!”
Dix was a finalist in the 100 free (9th with 45.77) and led off both freestyle relays (21.48/46.19) at the 2020 Texas UIL 6A State Swimming and Diving Championships. Flower Mound finished 7th in the 4×50 and 6th in the 4×100. Dix contributed to the Jaguars’ 14th-place team finish out of 60 teams.
Dix does his year-round swimming with Lakeside Aquatic Club. He is a Winter Juniors qualifier in the 200 free and a Futures qualifier in the 50/100/500 free and 100 back. At 2019 Winter Juniors West, he competed in the 100/200 free and 100 back and earned new PBs in the 50 free and 200 free. Dix had a strong showing at College Station Sectionals in March. He finaled in the 50 free (31st), 100 free (25th), 200 free (16th), 400/500 free (30th), and 100 back (20th). Because of the SCY/LCM prelims/finals format, he notched PBs in the SCY 500 free (4:35.24), 100 back (50.33), and 100 fly (51.19) as well as the LCM 400 free (4:12.36) and 100 back (59.26).
Top SCY times:
- 50 free – 21.33
- 100 free – 45.77
- 200 free – 1:39.42
- 500 free – 4:35.24
- 50 back – 24.25
- 100 back – 50.33
- 200 back – 1:50.77
- 100 fly – 51.19
- 200 IM – 1:55.65
- 400 IM – 4:06.42
Dix will join the Utes with fellow class of 2025 verbal commits Baylor Lewis, Lucas Calderon, and Sam Tenhulzen. Utah came in 5th at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships. He will overlap with Utah backstrokers David Fridlander (47.47/1:44.88 last season), JP Hynes (48.37/1:51.29), Max Hernandez-Nietling (49.32/1:56.34), Robert King (1:45.91), and Jackson Cunningham (51.65/1:47.01) and newcomers Holden Ellsworth, Connor Elwyn, Ryan Garstang, and Parker McOmber.
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