{"id":405597,"date":"2026-09-20T18:56:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T18:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/405597\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T18:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T18:56:37","slug":"winter-juniors-finalist-heidi-stoute-commits-to-miami-fl-for-fall-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/405597\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Juniors Finalist Heidi Stoute Commits To Miami-FL For Fall 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Heidi Stoute<\/a> of Jacksonville, Florida has announced her verbal commitment to continue her academic and athletic career at the University of Miami-Florida.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at the University of Miami! I would like to thank my family, coaches, and all of my friends for their support through this exciting process. I would also like to thank Coach Andy, Coach Zach and Coach Liberty for this amazing opportunity. So excited to represent the U! Go Canes!!\ud83d\udc9a\ud83e\udde1\u201d<\/p>\n

Stoute swims for Bolles School Sharks and represents Barbados at the international level. This past April, she swam to numerous wins at the CARIFTA Aquatic Championships. There she won the 100 free (57.05), 200 free (2:07.12), 400 free (4:33.75), and 800 free (9:27.49).<\/p>\n

Last December, Soute represented Bolles School at Winter Juniors-East. There she finaled in the was highlighted by a 22nd place in the 100 free with a 50.64. She was slightly faster in prelims with a lifetime best 50.30.<\/p>\n

Stoute\u2019s Best SCY Times Are:<\/p>\n

100 free: 50.30
\n200 free: 1:48.67
\n500 free: 4:54.47<\/p>\n

The Miami-Florida women finished 12th out of 15 teams at the 2026 ACC Championships. Divers Margo O\u2019Meara and Chiara Pellacani led the team with 60 individual points while swimmer Ashlyn Massey<\/a> scored 29 individual points to lead the team in the pool.<\/p>\n

Based on her best times, Stoute would have been 5th in the 100 free and 4th in the 200 free on Miami-FL\u2019s roster this past season, giving her freestyle relay potential. It took a 48.91 100 free and a 1:46.88 200 free to final at 2026 ACCs. Miami-FL did not have any finalists in either event.<\/p>\n

Stoute will arrive next fall as a member of the class of 2031 along with Reagan Uhlik<\/a>, Tessa Broedell<\/a>, and Madison Schmitz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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