D3 Hendrix College Picks Up Sprinter Specialist Jacob Petitta for Class of 2025

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Jacob Petitta of Sarasota, FL has committed to swim for Hendrix College beginning in the 2021-2022 season.

Jacob Petitta has announced his decision to swim for Division III Hendrix College beginning in the 2021-2022 season. He is a senior at Riverview High School and he swims year-round for the Sarasota Sharks.

Hendrix College was so welcoming it felt like home. I met the Warrior swim team and really felt their sense of kinship and love for Coach Tony. It didn’t take long for me to feel the same way.
Hendrix offers the swim conference I best fit in, rigorous academics, new dorms and a five star culinary. Not to mention the incredibly fast and spectacular Bob Courtway Pool.

Petitta most recently competed at the 2021 Florida WFLA Spring Open. He competed in the 50, 100, and 200 free, the 100 breast, and the 100 back, picking up personal best times in each event.

Petitta previously played football for 8 years leading up to high school. He then expressed interest in swimming, which he has now been competing in for 3.5 years. He began swimming with the Sarasota YMCA Sharks because of the level of confidence the coaching staff and team instilled in him.

Top SCY Times:

50 free – 27.01
100 free – 58.68
100 breast – 1:15.92

The Hendrix College men’s swimming and diving team will welcome Petitta to campus in the fall of 2021. The team finished fifth at the 2021 Southern Athletic Association Championships. Junior Paxton Higgerson was the team’s top scorer, securing a bronze medal in the 100 fly. Higgerson is a Hendrix College record-holder in the 50, 100, and 200 free, and he is a member of the record-setting 200 and 400 medley and free relays.

Petitta will join the team as a member of the Warriors’ class of 2025.

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