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Hannah Parkin has committed to swim at the University of Cincinnati for her collegiate career, beginning in the fall of 2027. She shared the news on Instagram, writing:
I am beyond thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to pursue my academic and athletic career at The University of Cincinnati! I would like to thank my spectacular parents, teammates, coaches, and everyone else who has supported me throughout my career. I would also like to thank God for the blessing of life, all He has provided for me all the success He has helped me achieve. Finally I would like to thank Coach Scott, Coach Mandy and all the other Cincinnati coaches and staff for this incredible opportunity. Go Bearcats!!
A junior at West Port High School in Ocala, Florida, Parkin has competed for her school’s varsity swimming and diving team since her freshman year. She also trains year-round with Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training, where she primarily specializes in sprint freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly.
Parkin owns best times of 23.74/51.14 in the 50/100 free, in addition to 54.66/55.94 in the 100 back and 100 fly. Her freestyle times are nearly two years old, set in March of 2024, while her bests in back and fly were set at the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 4A State Championship in November.
At the state meet, Parkin finished as the runner-up in the 100 back (54.66) and seventh in the 100 fly (55.94), dropping over six-tenths in the former and one one-hundredth in the latter. She has made five ‘A’ finals in six career state championship swims. As a sophomore, she placed third in the 100 free, and as a freshman she finished seventh in the 100 free and 10th in the 50 free.
Parkin most recently competed at Winter Junior Championships East, where she placed 59th in the 100 back (55.89), 97th in the 100 fly (57.42), and 107th in the 100 free (52.16). It was her second year qualifying for the meet. She finished 62nd in the 100 fly, 68th in the 100 back, and 90th in the 100 free in 2024, making this her best showing to date.
Top SCY Times:
- 50 Freestyle: 23.74
- 100 Freestyle: 51.14
- 100 Backstroke: 54.66
- 100 Butterfly: 55.94
Cincinnati is led by head coach Mandy Commons-DiSalle, who is entering her 13th season at the helm of the program. The team placed sixth at the 2025 Women’s Big 12 Conference Championships, a drop from their 4th-place finish in 2024.
Parkin has the chance to make a significant impact, particularly in the 100 back. Her best time would have ranked 18th after prelims at last season’s conference meet, which would have put her in the upper end of the ‘C’ final. She’s about a half second off the 23.17/50.48 needed to score in the sprint freestyle events, while 55.09 was needed in the 100 fly.
She joins Peyton Brooks as the only other publicized commit in the Bearcats’ class of 2031. The duo should make strong training partners over their four years together, as Brooks swims the same events as Parkin and owns very similar best times of 23.63/53.25 in free, 54.83 in back, and 55.07 in fly.
The pair, along with 2026 recruits Lily Swope (23.84/51.51 free, 55.36 back, 55.18 fly), Alexis Schmidt (22.76/50.88 free, 56.23 back), Riley Miller (23.09/50.05 free, 56.62 back, 56.55 fly), MacCartney Mahler (54.88 fly), and Nicole Amike (23.08/50.94 free) will form the core of the sprint crew for the coming years.
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