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Winter Juniors qualifier Eren Donmez has announced his verbal commitment to swim at St. Bonaventure University beginning in the fall of 2026. He publicized the news on SwimCloud, writing:
I chose St. Bonaventure because it gives me the best opportunity to continue developing at a high level in swimming while also pursuing my academic goals. The coaching staff’s vision, training approach, and belief in my potential made this decision clear for me. I am confident that this program will push me to become a faster, stronger, and more disciplined athlete. I’m excited to represent the Bonnies and contribute to the team’s success. Go Bonnies!
A native of Turkey, Donmez moved to the United States in late 2024 and is currently wrapping up his senior year at Veritas Christian Academy in Chesapeake, Va. He does not swim for his high school team, instead he trains year-round with Old Dominion Aquatic Club, where he specializes in breaststroke.
Donmez qualified and competed at Winter Juniors East this past December, his first time qualifying for the meet, and had arguably the best meet of his career. He made a pair of ‘C’ finals in the breaststroke events, finishing 22nd in the 100 breast and 24th in the 200, clocking his current personal bests of 54.60/2:00.10 in prelims before swimming his second-fastest ever times of 54.99/2:02.51 in finals. Beyond his individual events, he helped Old Dominion take 29th in the 400 medley relay (54.91 breast split) and 400 free relay (48.90 split), and 31st in the 200 medley relay (25.65 breast split).
Over the past 12 months, Donmez has improved significantly in both breaststroke events after entering this season with PBs of 55.84 and 2:02.90.
Donmez is still searching for a third collegiate event, with the 200 IM appearing to be the most likely candidate. He has been as quick as 1:57.28 in the event at the ISCA Fall Classic, but will need to get it closer to sub-1:50 to be competitive at the collegiate level.
Top SCY Times:
100 Breaststroke: 54.60 200 Breaststroke: 2:00.10A Division I Mid-Major program, St. Bonaventure competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference, with the men’s team placing third out of seven teams at this past season’s conference championships. Donmez’s personal best times would have placed him fifth in the 200 breast and sixth in the 100 breast, setting him up to be an immediate contributor right from the start.
The Bonnies’ top breaststroker, Mark Polos (54.84/1:59.83), is graduating this May after placing sixth in the 200 breast and eighth in the 100 breast at this past season’s conference championships. He was the program’s only ‘A’ finalist, making Donmez’s arrival timely for both conference scoring and the team’s medley relays.
Joining Donmez in the Bonnies’ class of 2030 will be fellow breaststroker and IMer Corey Beard, who boasts personal bests of 59.08/2:08.67 in the 100/200 breast, as well as Pietro Mazzaretto (sprint free), Tommy Tuescher (fly &back), Ben Witmer (back & IM), Duncan McClaren (distance free), Asher Cooper (back & IM), Sam Dellasega (distance free), and Dillon Spooner (back, IM, & distance free).
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