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2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster

Mariclaire Lynch

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Western Springs, Ill.
  • Major Social Work
  • High School Lyons Township
  • Instagram mariclaire.lynch
  • Twitter mclynch11

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2022-23

  • Part of the program's tenth fastest 200 medley relay team (1:41.67)
  • Swam a personal-best 100 breaststroke (1:03.82) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Recorded two personal-bests at the Hawkeye Invitational, 200 IM (2:07.40) and 200 breaststroke (2:17.16)
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2021-22

  • Personal-best 100 breast (1:04.65) and 200 breast (2:19.79) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Academic All Big Ten

2020-21

  • Clocked her personal-best in the 100 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships
  • Swam her season-best in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 53.73.
  • Had a lifetime-best performance in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:19.79 at the Big Ten Championships
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2019-20

  • Clocked a lifetime-best time of 24.22 in the 50 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships
  • Swam season-best 52.67 in the 100 freestyle prelims at the Big Ten Championships
  • Member of the 400 freestyle relay team that finished third with a time of 3:35.11 at Michigan State

High School

  • Attended Lyons Township High School
  • Two-time All-American Honoree
  • Three year varsity swimming letterwinner

Personal

  • Born June 11, 2001
  • Hometown: La Grange, Ill.
  • Majoring in Social Work
  • Parents are Bill and Kathleen Lynch
  • Has one younger brother, Matthew
  • Biggest thrill in sports is "dropping time and seeing all the hard work pay off"
  • Lists her parents as her biggest role model

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Free
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Free
  • 2021-22Junior

    Free
  • 2022-23Senior

    Free