Swimming Inks Algee and Davis to NLI
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — High school All-Americans AngelaAlgee and Cameron Davis have signed National Letters of Intent to swim at theUniversity of Miami, head coach Christie Shefchunas announced Wednesday.
Algee, a USA Swimming Nationalsqualifier in high school, helped guide Dr. Phillips High School to a second-place finish at the2012 Florida state championship. She earned three goldmedals during her time at Dr. Phillips, including the 50 freestyle as a senior,the 100 butterfly as a junior and the 200 individual medley as a sophomore.
Her blazing time of 23.55 in the50 free was just one one-hundredth of asecond shy of the school record set in 1998. She added two silver medals at thechampionship, including a dominant performance in the 100 butterfly(54.31) and a strong showing as a member of the 400 freestyle team (3:31.68).
“Angela had a great sophomoreyear, but junior year didn’t do as well because she kind of lost her passion,”Shefchunas said. “This year, getting excited about swimming here at Miamibrought her passion back. It’s pretty exciting – as fast as she is, westill feel she has a lot more to go.”
Davis, who was also a USANationals qualifier in high school, dominated competition during her career atnearby Sarasota High School. She wastwice named an All-American in the 500 freestyle and earned USA SwimmingAcademic-All-American during her sophomore and junior years. She was captain ofSarasota High School as a senior, and named team MVP during her junior andsenior seasons.
“Cameron is our first big-timedistance swimmer that we’ve recruited since I got here,” Shefchunas said.”She’s not only a great distance swimmer, but a really awesome kid. When shecame on her visit, everyone fell in love with her. I think she’s going to begreat teammate.”
Shefchunas voiced her excitement about adding two talented swimmers to an already talent-laden roster.
“We definitely feel every year werecruit, we get better athletes,” Shefchunas said. “Where Angela’s times are atright now, she’s near where Lucy Worrall is. Cameron would be our best distanceswimmer. We’re getting better – there’s no doubt about it.”
The Hurricanes return to the pool Friday, Nov. 30 for the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta, Ga.
