UVA males’s swimming will get $2.2 million present : Jerry Ratcliffe

By Jerry Ratcliffe

Todd DeSorbo has already constructed a dynasty in girls’s collegiate swimming at Virginia. Now, he’s on the verge of doing the identical with the lads’s program, and Tuesday’s large monetary present enhanced these potentialities.

An nameless donor gifted UVA’s males’s swimming program a $2.2-million dedication, the most important single present in Cavaliers males’s swimming historical past. With college matching funds, the general present will make a $2.7-million influence on this system.

“This gift couldn’t come at a more pivotal time,” DeSorbo stated in a launch from Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation. “We’re bringing in what I believe is the best recruiting class in the country and maybe one of the best in NCAA history. This support will help us continue to build a team that competes for championships and represents the University at the highest level.”

Among that top-rated class are three swimmers ranked among the many nation’s high 10, together with Thomas Heilman of close by Crozet, Maximus Williamson of Southlake, Texas, and Nathan Szobota from Richmond. UVA followers will keep in mind Heilman competing for Team USA on the 2024 Olympics within the 200m and 100m butterfly.