Aidan Seid is headed to the desert this Fall.
Several hours in the pool everyday should help with his acclimatization.
Seid signed a national letter of intent April 8 to swim at Occidental College, a small liberal arts school in Los Angeles, California.
As a Tiger, Seid will compete against eight other Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) member schools.
At the 2016 Alaska School Athletic Association Swim/Dive Championships, Seid established himself as one of the top swimmers in the state. He finished fourth in the 200 yard individual relay and fifth in the 100 yard backstroke.
“The campus is really, really nice. The coach was really enthusiastic and he has a deep history of turning programs around,” Seid said “… A lot of swimmers on their team told me they liked him and I quickly found out that was true.”
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Photo courtesy of Scott Griffith Aidan Seid, seated in the middle, poses with his parents, David and Carolyn, and Glacier Swim Club and high school swim coaches Scott Griffith, Seth Cayce and Robby Jarvil while signing a national letter of intent to swim at Occidental College, April 8, at the Dimond Park Aquatic Center.
Juneau-Douglas’ Aidan Seid races in the boys 200 yard IM race during the 2016 ASAA/First Natinal Bank Alaska Swim & Dive State Championships at the Dimond Park Aquatics Center on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
