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Dawson Walters from West Bend, Wisconsin has announced his commitment to continue his academic and athletic careers at Minnesota beginning in the 2026-2027 season.
“I am so extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue to swim and study at the University of Minnesota!! I want to thank God, my entire family, and teammates along with my club coaches for helping me get here. A special thanks to Coach Mike and the rest of the Minnesota staff for this amazing opportunity! Go Gophers!”
Walters swims for Schroeder YMCA Swim Team out of Brown Deer, Wisconsin. He most recently competed at Summer Juniors in Irvine, where he posted numerous best times. He swam to a personal best while leading off Schroeder’s 200 free relay as he split a 24.13. He also swam to a 51.74 in the 100 free for 33rd as well as a 25.58 best time in prelims of the 50 fly for 52nd.
Walters is currently in his senior year and swims for West Bend West/East High School, he attends West Bend West. This past February, he swam to two best times at the Wisconsin Boys Division I State Championships. He swam to a 3rd place finish in the 100 fly with a 48.36 as well as a 1:38.95 in the 200 free for 4th. The school’s 200 free and 400 free relays swam to 2nd place finishes.
Walters’s Best SCY (And LCM) Times Are:
- 100 fly: 48.36
- 200 fly: 1:48.44
- 200 free: 1:38.64
The Minnesota men finished 5th out of nine teams at the 2025 Big Ten Championships. The team had 794.5 points. Distance freestyler Bar Soloveychik led the way with 67 individual points including a 3rd place finish in the 500 free (4:12.83).
Based on his best times, Walters is not far off scoring at the conference level. The Big Ten ‘C’ final did not have enough scoring swimmers in it while it took a 47.12 to make it back in the 100 fly.
Walters will arrive next fall as a member of the class of 2030 along with Luca Ignatescu, Trevor Green, Chase Grisi, and Hudson Huberg.
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