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Greater Somerset County YMCA’s Trent Russano has committed to the University of Pittsburgh for fall 2021. Russano is a senior at Bridgewater Raritan High School.
TOP TIMES (SCY)
- 50 free – 20.96
- 100 free – 45.77
- 200 free – 1:41.28
- 100 back – 49.52
- 200 back – 1:48.17
- 100 fly – 48.88
At the 2020 New Jersey HS State Championships, Russano won state titles in the 100 fly (48.88) and 100 back (49.52). He also led off Bridgewater Raritan’s winning 200 free relay (21.19) and split a 21.90 swimming fly on their winning 200 medley relay.
Since the pandemic hit, Russano has improved in the 200 free, dropping a lifetime best 1:41.28 in October at an intrasquad meet. In 2019, he also competed at the short course and long course YMCA nationals, finishing third in the 100 fly at the LCM meet in the summer and ninth in that same event at the SCY meet in the spring.
Pitt’s sprint group has been buoyed by Blaise Vera, a senior, who went 19.10 in the 50 last season and 42.04 in the 100 two seasons ago. Vera was also 45.99 in the 100 fly in 2019.
Russano joins Austin Lane, diver Cameron Cash and Krzysztof Radziszewski in Pitt’s incoming class.
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1:48 in the 2 fly too
Another piece of the puzzle for Coach Hargis. Watch out Sergio, Pitt is looking for a top three finish and someone has to go.
I don’t know if that will happen just yet, but I am a big fan of Coach Hargis.
A few years back pre Transfer Portal I was interested in a transfer from Pitt and I emailed him asking for some information. He called me the very next day and was very truthful and insightful about the athlete.
In my experience a lot of D1 Head Coaches ignore that kind of email entirely or pawn it off to an assistant but he was respectful enough to call personally. I wish him the best and hope the program continues to improve.
As someone who swam for John he doesn’t have good relationships with his swimmers at all.
Couldn’t be further from the truth.
Got the literal opposite experience in the same situation. I wish I was as fast as you must’ve been lol.
What a great addition! Welcome to the family! Hail to Pitt!
Great recruit