Texas Lands 2027 Verbal From Hungarian Olympian Vivien Jackl

Texas Lands 2027 Verbal From Hungarian Olympian Vivien Jackl

NEW COMMIT: The University of Texas has scored an enormous verbal dedication for the 2027-28 season and past from Budapest, Hungary native Vivien Jackl. A flexible swimmer who particularly excels in distance freestyle and IM, Jackl competed on the 2024 Olympic Games within the 400m IM and 1500m free.

Regarding her dedication, she stated:

“I’m beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to further my academic and athletic career at the University of Texas. A special thanks to Coach Carol, Coach Erik and the entire coaching staff at Texas for giving me this opportunity. I’m so excited for this new chapter and can’t wait to be a Longhorn!”

Jackl has competed for Hungary on the worldwide scene for the previous 4 years. She earned bronze within the 400m IM at 2022 European Junior Championships, the identical age she was when she set a nationwide age group report in that occasion on the 2021 Hungarian National Youth Championships.

Jackl received the 400m IM on the European Junior Championships in 2023 and 2024. She positioned seventh within the 400m IM and eighth within the 1500m free on the 2025 World Junior Championships after competing in three occasions on the 2025 World Championships.

In LCM, her finest occasions embody:

• 400m IM – 4:34.96
• 200m IM – 2:17.99
• 1500m free – 16:06.37
• 800m free – 8:27.88
• 400m free – 4:12.84
• 200m free – 2:02.17
• 200m fly – 2:10.36
• 200m again – 2:14.21
• 200m breast – 2:45.73

In SCY, these occasions convert to:

• 400 IM – 4:01.94
• 200 IM – 2:01.43
• 1500 free – 15:47.42
• 800 free – 9:29.05
• 400 free – 4:43.29
• 200 free – 1:47.18
• 200 fly – 1:54.91
• 200 again – 1:58.74
• 200 breast – 2:25.70

Jackl is a big pickup for the Longhorns. Her finest occasions (transformed to yards) would’ve scored within the A-final of the 400 IM and 1650 free on the 2026 NCAA Championships whereas she would’ve positioned within the B-final of the 200 fly.

If you’ve got a dedication to share, please ship a photograph and quote through e mail to hs@swimmingworld.com.