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Any day is a day of celebration when student athletes sign to further their athletic careers, but this one is truly something special. Family and friends gathered at the Biloxi Natatorium Thursday evening for a huge milestone! Not one, but two swimmers from the B.E.S.T. swim team have signed their letters of intent to continue their careers in the lanes!
One of the talented swimmers is St. Patrick senior and former WXXV Student Athlete of the Week, Annabelle Tarrant! Tarrant swam mainly freestyle and relays for the Fighting Irish.
This state champion and 33 time medalist is taking her talents to Marymount University.
Joining her with a pen in hand is Biloxi’s Cody Ano! Ano’s specialty is the 200 breaststroke. He has earned around 20 medals and recently broke his own state record while qualifying for the Summer Juniors National Championship. He’ll be continuing his swimming career at the University of Tampa!
“It’s a lot. I’m just super excited about everything,” said Tarrant. “Doing both fashion design and swimming and going to a school where I realize I can do both even though I’ll be very time consumed, but that’s okay! I just feel great because a lot of people will swim and then after high school they can’t move on. Even though it’s Division III, it’s still awesome and they’re a really good team too.”
“I’m very excited,” said Ano. “All of the hard work finally paid off and I look forward to what comes these next four years. It’s definitely motivating to see all of these friends and family really show up, It really means a lot to me. A huge thank you to my coaches. Robert Gonzalez has definitely been a huge part of my career and I’m glad I’ve been able to develop. I’ve learned a lot from him.”
What an incredible day for swimmers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast! Congratulations again to Annabelle and Cody!
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