Finland’s Eetu Autio Sends 2027 Verbal Commitment to Virginia Tech

Finland’s Eetu Autio Sends 2027 Verbal Commitment to Virginia Tech

NEW COMMIT: Virginia Tech has scored a giant worldwide verbal dedication from Eetu Autio of Turku, Finland, for the 2027 season. Autio is a flexible swimmer who represents his residence nation internationally.

Regarding his dedication, he mentioned:

“Im excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Virginia Tech! I want to thank God, my mom, coach @aija.hakala , all the friends who helped throughout the process. Finally i want to thank @sergiolopezmiro for the opportunity and @subicule for trusting me since day one. GO HOKIES”

Autio raced 5 occasions at European Short Course Championships again in December after clocking private bests in two occasions on the Finnish Grand Open the month prior. Last summer season, he competed in a trio of occasions at European Junior Championships. He additionally earned silver in each the 200m fly and 200m IM on the Slovakia Cup final fall.

In SCM, his greatest occasions embrace:

• 200m IM – 1:59.93
• 400m IM – 4:13.70
• 200m free – 1:51.81
• 400m free – 3:51.14
• 800m free – 8:00.59
• 200m fly – 1:57.14
• 200m breast – 2:14.96

In SCY, these occasions convert to:

• 200 IM – 1:48.92
• 400 IM – 3:48.87
• 200 free – 1:40.59
• 500 free – 4:24.11
• 1000 free – 9:08.96
• 200 fly – 1:45.43
• 200 breast – 2:01.69

The Hokies completed sixth on the 2025 ACC Championships.

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