North Andover High Junior Hannah Wieczorek To Swim At U. Of Richmond

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — North Andover High School junior Hannah Wieczorek announced earlier in the school year that she has verbally committed to swim at University of Richmond.

Wieczorek will be part of the Spiders 2024 recruiting class.

"I chose the University of Richmond because it felt like a perfect fit from the start," Wieczorek told Patch. "Not only is the campus absolutely beautiful, but it's also a place with a true balance between academics and athletics. That was very important to me when I was looking at schools. The coaches and girls are amazing and I can’t wait to be a part of that team environment."

Wieczorek did not compete this past season at NAHS, choosing instead to focus on her recruitment and academics. Though Wieczorek's mother Bethany tells Patch that her daughter plans to be part of the Scarlet Knights team as a senior.

Wieczorek has continued to make her mark on the club level for Andover-based Crimson Aquatics.

According to SwimSwam.com, Wieczorek currently owns Futures qualifying times in the 200 freestyle, 500 free, 200 backstroke, 100 back, 200 IM, and 400 IM.

At the 2o22 OLY NCSA Winter Invitational, which took place Dec. 1-4 in Indianapolis, Wiecorek, won the 200 backstroke (2:00.39), tied for second in the 200 free (1:50.10), finished third in the 100 back (55.82), came in second in the 500 free (4:58.15), was fourth in the 200 IM (2:06.54), and finished eighth in the 400 IM (4:39.62).

"Hannah is a hard-working, driven individual. She has worked very hard and made some sacrifices to reach the level she is at," said Mike Spring, head coach of Crimson Aquatics. "She is very deserving of all her achievements. Richmond University is very lucky to be able to welcome someone like Hannah to their team. She will make a big impact in water as well as being a supportive teammate."