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Giancarlo Zamora from Pearland, Texas, is headed to Connecticut this fall to swim and study at the University of Bridgeport in the class of 2029. He wrote on social media:
“I am so excited to announce that I will be attending the University of Bridgeport to continue my academic and athletic career in the fall of 2025! Thank you so much to my family, coaches, and teammates for all the support. I also want to give a huge thanks to Coach Evan @ubswim_dive for giving me this opportunity! Go Purple Knights!
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Bridgeport dropped men’s and women’s swimming and diving in 2019 but announced in April 2024 that it would be bringing back both teams in the fall of 2025. They hired Evan Sholudko last July to head the program. In November, it was further announced that the Purple Knights would join Division II’s Northeast-10 Conference.
Zamora swam for Pearland High School and clocked PBs in the 100 fly (52.15) and 100 back (52.13) at the Texas UIL Region VI 6A Championships this past season. In club swimming, where he trains year-round with Sharks Swim Club, he competed in the 100/200 back and 100/200 fly at NCSA Spring Championships and swam lifetime bests in the 50 back (25.41) and 200 fly (1:53.89). At the lcm version of the same meet this summer, he hit PBs in the 50 back (28.65), 100 back (1:00.89), and 200 back (2:14.02).
Zamora represented El Salvador at the 10th World Aquatics Junior Championships in August. He competed individually in the 50 back (59th place), 100 back (67th place), and 200 fly (42nd place), and swam a leg on the 4×100 free relay (55.90 split).
Zamora will join the Bridgeport class of 2029 with Aaron Williamson, AJ Schnitzeler, Brady Stangl, Brandon George, Camilo Villalba, Christian Toussi, Darcy Higgins, Diego Carrion-Alonzo, Dillan Salgado, Henry Klode, Ignacy Olownia, Jurica Dragun, Matt Burrows, Maximiliano Pedrozo, Noah Jones, Pacôme Sidelski, Ryan Wall, and Sultanbek Azat.
His best times would have scored in the ‘A’ finals of the 100/200 fly and 100/200 back at the 2025 NE10 Championships.
Best SCY times:
- 200 fly – 1:53.89
- 100 fly – 52.15
- 50 back – 25.41
- 100 back – 52.13
- 200 back – 1:56.98
- 50 free – 23.05
- 100 free – 49.95
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