Columbus East graduate Brady Beyer has committed to University of Cincinnati.
Brady Beyer is coming back to the Midwest.
The former Columbus East star, who has spent the fall and winter training in California, committed late last week to continue his swimming career at University of Cincinnati.
“I had been talking to some other coaches,” Beyer said. “This is the only visit I took this year, but I felt very comfortable with the coaching staff and what they have to offer and how I can approach the college season. “
Beyer spent his junior year of high school in southern California, training with The Swim Team and coach Mark Schubert. When Schubert took a coaching job in China, Beyer returned to East for his senior year.
At last year’s state finals, Beyer finished 15th in both the 500-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke and swam on a pair of relay teams. He was The Republic Boys Swimmer of the Year.
Beyer had committed to swim at Indian River State College, a junior college in Florida, before opting to go back to California and train with Schubert for another year.
“I decided during the summer to not go to the junior college and to go back out to California with my coach,” Beyer said. “Then, I swam really well at a meet the first week of November, and soon after that is when the coaches reached out to me. I’ve been talking to them for a couple of months, and I went on a visit last weekend and I committed after that.”
Since competing in the Junior Nationals in early December, Beyer and The Swim Team have been in an eight-week training block. They have a small meet later this month in California, then a TYR Pro Series event next month in Westmont, Illinois.
Beyer is hoping to earn Olympic Trials cuts in the 1,500-meter freestyle and 400 individual medley at one of those meets. He plans to stay in California to train through the Olympic Trials, which are in June in Indianapolis, and probably the modified Summer National meet at the end of the summer in Irvine, California.
Beyer plans to major in sports administration. He noted that it will be nice that Cincinnati gets reciprocity with Indiana for in-state tuition and that his family will be able to make a short drive to see him swim in his home meets.
“Next year will be really exciting, just with all the new conferences,” Beyer said. “Cincinnati just moved into the Big 12, and some other schools are moving into the Big 12 next year. Just trying to become a finalist and do really well at the conference meet, and then see if I can be close to making or make the NCAA next year.”
