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Versatile swimmer Asher Cooper has committed to swim at St. Bonaventure University in New York for his collegiate career. Cooper, a Georgia native, swims year-round with Peachtree Aquatic Club and is set to join the Bonnies in the fall of 2026.
Cooper provided the following statement regarding his decision:
I’m so excited to announce my verbal commitment to St. Bonaventure University! I want to thank my family, friends, Coach Mike Wardwell, and my teammates at Peachtree Aquatic Club (PAC). I am grateful to Coach Mike Smiechowski and St. Bonaventure University for this amazing opportunity. I’m looking forward to what God has in store for me at St. Bonaventure. Go Bonnies!!
Cooper qualified for and competed in three events at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships in Greensboro last December: the 200 fly, 200 back, and 400 IM. His best performance came in the 200 fly, where he touched 74th, and he earned 100th-place finishes in the other two events.
In early March, Cooper competed at the Southeastern Meet of Champions, where he recorded personal bests of 1:47.54 in the 200 back and 3:59.31 in the 400 IM. He earned silver in the 200 back and took 6th in the 400 IM.
Cooper’s career bests in his other primary events, the 200 fly (1:51.40) and 200 IM, (1:53.12) were set in March 2024 at the same Southeastern meet. However, he chose not to compete in those events this year.
Top SCY Times:
100 Backstroke: 50.33 200 Backstroke: 1:47.54 200 IM: 1:53.12 400 IM: 3:59.33 200 Butterfly: 1:51.40The Georgia native is a significant addition for the Bonnies, as his lifetime bests in the 200 back and 400 IM would have ranked 3rd on the depth chart for the 2024-25 season, while his times in the 200 fly and 200 IM would have put him 5th and 6th, respectively.
At the 2025 Atlantic 10 Championships, the conference in which St. Bonaventure competes, Cooper would have qualified 10th in both the 200 back and 400 IM after prelims, earning a spot in the ‘B’ final. This demonstrates his potential to reach the ‘A’ final in his freshman year, with only 3:58.92 in the 400 IM and 1:47.29 in the 200 back required to secure a top-eight finish—just a few tenths away from his current bests.
St. Bonaventure placed 2nd out of eight teams at those championships. The Bonnies are led by Mike Smiechowski, who was named head coach for men’s and women’s swimming and diving in July 2022.
Cooper was part of a large signing class for the St. Bonaventure men. He joined Ben Witmer, Corey Beard, Dillon Spooner, Duncan McClaren, and Sam Dellasega in committing to the university’s class of 2030.
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