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Meredith Righter from Portage, Michigan, has committed to swim and study at Hope College beginning this fall.
“I am proud and excited to announce my verbal commitment to study nursing and swim at Hope College! I would love to start off by thanking God, who makes all things possible. I would also like to thank my family (including the Righter and Hayes clans), but especially Mom, Dad, Morgan, Marley, Matthew, and Maizie for being my biggest supporters! Huge shoutout to Coach Parker and Coach Brie for sticking with me through thick and thin and building me into the swimmer I am today. Big thank you to my teammates on Greater Kalamazoo Crocs for pushing me to be my best in and out of the water. I would also like to thank the team at Hope for being so kind and welcoming, and thank you to Coach Taber, Coach Jolly, and Coach Madison for this incredible opportunity! I can’t wait to be a Dutchwoman! Go Hope!”
Righter, who graduated from Portage Central High School this spring, swims year-round with Greater Kalamazoo Crocs. She specializes mainly in distance freestyle. Her best times in the 1000 free (10:59.10) and 1650 free (18:15.06) date from the spring of her junior year, when she finished 8th and 6th in the respective events at the 2024 ULTRA Michigan Open State Championships. She also swam a season best in the 500 free (5:23.27) and came in 20th in prelims.
Hope competes in NCAA’s Division III Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The women won the 2025 MIAA conference title and went on to finish 9th in the team standings at the NCAA Division III Championships. Righter’s best 1650 time would have scored in the top 8 and her 500 time would have landed on the ‘A’/’B’ final bubble.
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