NCSA 200 Breast Champion Odette Brown Sends Verbal Commitment to USC for 2028-29

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Odette Brown from Greer, South Carolina, has made a verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Southern California beginning in the 2028-29 school year. She wrote on social media:

“I am beyond excited and incredibly grateful to announce my verbal commitment to the University of Southern California! ❤️💛 I want to start by thanking my parents, my sister, my teammates, and my friends for their endless love, encouragement, and support throughout this journey. I am also so grateful to all of the amazing coaches I had the opportunity to meet throughout the recruiting process. A very special thank you to Coach Carlton, Coach Karl, and Coach Becky for helping me get to this point. I am incredibly grateful for everything you have done for me! Finally, I want to thank Coach Lea, Coach Keith, and the entire USC coaching staff for believing in me and giving me this incredible opportunity to continue both my academic and swimming career at USC. I am so excited for this next chapter!
Fight On! ✌️❤️💛”

Brown just wrapped up her junior year swim season with St. Joseph’s Catholic School. She won the 100 free (52.04) and 100 breast (1:04.79) individual events and contributed legs to the winning 200 medley and 400 free relays at the SCHSL 3A State Swimming and Diving Championships. As a sophomore, she won individual state titles in the 200 IM (2:06.26) and 100 free (52.37).

Brown does her year-round swimming with Team Greenville. After high school States last year, she competed at Winter Juniors East in the 100 free, 100 breast, and 200 breast and notched PBs in the breaststrokes with 1:05.37 and 2:17.28, respectively. She also time-trialed the 200 free and 200 IM, picking up two more lifetime bests (1:51.88 / 2:05.43).

In February, she earned all new times at the South Carolina Senior Short Course Championships. Those included the 50 free (23.91), 100 free (50.68), 200 free (1:48.95), 500 free (4:57.29), 1000 free (10:27.22), 100 breast (1:03.62), 200 breast (2:13.55), and 200 IM (2:02.86). She lowered her 100 breast time yet again (1:02.72) at NCSA Spring Championships.

Brown kicked off long course season with PBs in a slew of off events (800 free, 100/200 back, 100/200 fly, and 200/400 IM) in May. A month later, at the Dash and Splash, she lowered her best times in the 200 free (2:04.84), 400 free (4:28.67), 100 breast (1:13.42), 200 breast (2:34.51), and 200 IM (2:22.42).

She closed out the season at NCSA Summer Championships, where she won the 200 breast, was 7th in the 200 free and 100 breast, and placed 18th in the 100 free. She finished with PBs in the 50 free (27.16), 100 free (57.43), 400 free (4:27.75), 100 breast (1:12.09), and 200 breast (2:29.35). All told, she saw LCM improvements in the 50 free (-0.7), 100 free (-1.3), 200 free (-1.9), 400 free (-6.8), 200 back (-9.9), 100 breast (-2.3), 200 breast (-6.2), 200 fly (-8.6), and 200 IM (-5.3).

Brown will join the Trojans’ class of 2032 with Cassie Espinoza, a “Best of the Rest” distance freestyler from Southern California.

Best SCY times:

100 breast – 1:02.72
200 breast – 2:13.55
100 free – 50.68
200 free – 1:48.95
200 IM – 2:02.86

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