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Derek Hernandez-Ojeda from Cedar Park, Texas, has made a verbal commitment to swim and study at Arizona State University beginning in the fall of 2028. He wrote on social media:
“I am extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Arizona State University! I want to thank everyone who has believed in me and supported me so much, such as my coaches and parents. Thank you Coach Herbie and the rest of the ASU staff for this opportunity. Excited for whats to come! Forks up!! ”
Hernandez-Ojeda is a junior at Vista Ridge High School, where he is a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American. He swims for his high school and for Nitro Swimming, and we named him one of our “Best of the Rest” designees on the Way Too Early list of top boys’ swimmers from the high school class of 2028.
In high school swimming, he placed 9th in the 100 back (50.27) and led off the 7th-place Vista Ridge medley relay (23.73) as a sophomore at the Texas UIL 6A State Championships. He had gone PBs in both the 100 back (50.20) and 100 free (47.58) at Districts in January.
At Winter Juniors West, he swam the 100 back, 200 back, and 400 IM. He placed 13th in the 200 back with a PB of 1:46.08. He improved on that time by nearly 2 seconds at Justin Sectionals, finishing 2nd with 1:44.21.
Hernandez-Ojeda had a big long-course season this summer, which he kicked off at Mexican Trials in April. There, he competed in the 100/200 back, 100/200 fly, and 200 IM. He won the boys’ 15-16 100 fly with a PB of 56.90 and was runner-up in the 200 IM (2:11.59, also a PB). A month later, at Mexican Junior Nationals, he won the boys’ 15-16 100 back, 200 back, 200 fly, 200 IM, and 400 IM, and was runner-up in the 50 back and 100 fly. He improved his best times in the 50 back (27.56), 100 back (57.69), and 200 IM (2:10.69).
At U.S. National Championships, he competed in the 200 back, 100 fly, and 200 fly, earning a PB in the 200 fly (2:02.61). At Summer Juniors a week later, he lowered his times in the 200 back (2:02.36) and 400 IM (4:33.73) while finaling in the 200 back (8th) and 200 fly (22nd).
Best times SCY / LCM:
200 back – 1:44.21 / 2:02.36 200 fly – 1:50.28 / 2:02.61 400 IM – 3:58.60 / 4:33.73 100 back – 50.20 / 57.69 100 fly – 50.23 / 55.66 200 free – 1:41.86 / 1:56.75Hernandez-Ojeda will join the Sun Devils in 2028 with “BOTR” butterflyer Isaac Elhard and Domenico Sotomayor from Peru.
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