Penn State Splashes Into 2028 Recruiting With Verbal From European Junior Finalist Levente Varga

Penn State Splashes Into 2028 Recruiting With Verbal From European Junior Finalist Levente Varga

NEW COMMIT: Penn State University has obtained its first verbal dedication for its Class of 2032 from Levente Varga of Budapest, Hungary. Varga is a proficient IMer and distance freestyler who will arrive in State College in Fall 2028.

Regarding his dedication, he mentioned:

“I’m beyond excited to announce my commitment to Penn State University! This dream wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible support of my family, coaches, teammates, and everyone who believed in me along the way. #WEARE”

Varga is a European Junior Championships finalist who most lately positioned sixth within the 400m IM at that meet earlier this month. In May, he set three finest instances at MVM Ifjúsági Úszó Országos Bajnokság. He positioned fourth within the 400m IM, sixth within the 1500m free and seventh within the 800m free on the 2025 Hungarian Youth Championships.

He trains with Kobanya Sport Club and attends faculty at Bessenyei Gyorgy Gimnazium.

In SCM, his finest instances embody:

• 200 IM – 2:06.90
• 400 IM – 4:19.59
• 200 free – 1:53.33
• 400 free – 3:53.22
• 1500 free – 15:28.98

In SCY, these instances convert to:

• 200 IM – 1:50.45
• 400 IM – 3:53.21
• 200 free – 1:42.09
• 500 free – 4:26.53
• 1650 free – 15:23.43

Penn State completed ninth on the 2026 Big Ten Championships. Varga’s finest time within the mile (transformed to yards) is already quick sufficient to have positioned 18th on the convention meet.

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