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Angelina Lista from Sarasota, Florida, has announced her intention to swim and study at Louisiana State University beginning in the 2027-28 school year. She confirmed to SwimSwam:
“I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at Louisiana State University!!! I first want to thank my parents & family for your support and sacrifice to get me here. Also my teammates, and all the Sarasota Sharks coaches, especially Coach Webb for getting me to where I am today. I also want to thank the amazing LSU Swim staff, Coach Brogan, and Coach Rick for believing in me. I’m humbled by this amazing opportunity and can’t wait to be a proud Tiger. GEAUX TIGERS!
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Lista swims for Riverview High School, where she is a junior, and Sarasota Sharks. She is a “Best of the Rest” recruit on our Way Too Early list of top girls’ swimmers in the high school class of 2027.
In high school season last year, she was runner-up in both the 50 free (23.57) and 100 fly (54.83) at the FHSAA Class 4A State Championships. She also contributed the butterfly leg (24.17) to the winning 200 medley relay and anchored the runner-up 200 free relay (22.98). In her freshman season, she was a member of the relay quartet that broke the state record in the medley relay, but that time, she swam the freestyle anchor (23.05).
Lista competed in the 50/100 free, 100 back, and 100/200 fly at 2024 Winter Juniors East, picking up PBs in the 100 free (51.05) and 200 fly (2:02.48). At Florida Swimming’s Spring Senior Championships, she lowered her 200 fly time to 2:01.41 and added new PBs in the 50 breast (30.42), 50 fly (24.64), 100 fly (54.04), and 200 IM (2:04.95).
This summer, she had a strong showing at Ocala Futures, where she placed 5th in the 100 fly and 25th in the 200 fly, clocking PBs in both events (1:01.79/2:20.13). She also finaled in the 50 free (32nd), 100 free (22nd), and 200 IM (22nd), and was part of the winning 400 medley relay (1:01.62 fly leg), runner-up 400 free relay (57.56 split), 3rd-place 200 medley relay (27.76 fly), and 3rd-place 200 free relay (26.46 split).
Lista is the first public commitment to the LSU class of 2031. The Tigers finished 7th out of 13 teams in the women’s meet at the 2025 SEC Championships. It took 52.92/1:58.30 in the butterfly events and 22.40/48.82 in sprint free to get second swims at the conference meet.
Best SCY times:
- 100 fly – 54.05
- 200 fly – 2:01.41
- 50 free – 23.29
- 100 free – 51.05
- 100 back – 56.62
- 200 IM – 2:04.95
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