Columbia Picks Up Versatile Allison Martin for Fall 2021

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Allison Martin of The Fish has committed to join Columbia University’s incoming class of 2025. She’s a senior at Georgetown Visitation High School in D.C.

TOP TIMES (SCY)

• 100 free – 51.29
• 200 free – 1:49.35
• 500 free – 4:58.10
• 100 fly – 55.61
• 200 fly – 2:03.16
• 200 IM – 2:03.28
• 400 IM – 4:21.95

At the 2020 Washington Metro Prep Championships, Martin made A-finals in the 100 free and 200 IM, placing fifth in the latter.

Since the pandemic began in the United States, Martin has competed at the Winter 18&Under Championships, where she clocked lifetime bests of 55.61 in the 100 fly and 2:03.16 in the 200 fly.

The Columbia Lions finished sixth out of eight teams at the 2020 Ivy League Championships. Martin is already poised to make a big impact: she would’ve made the 800 free relay over two seconds quicker at the Ivy League Champs with her 200 free lifetime best, which would’ve had them just behind third-place Yale. Individually, she would’ve made B-finals in the 200 free, 200 IM and 400 IM and the C-final in the 100 fly, 200 fly and 100 free.

Martin joins Steph Lee, Anthea Wong, Hannah Hailu, Julia Unas, Macy Pine, and Riley Pujadas in Columbia’s class of 2025.

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