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Lindsey Merk

Lindsey Merk - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 5-9
Major Business Administration
Hometown Lockport, Ill.
Last School Lockport Township High School
Lindsey Merk - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
  • 2023-24 ACC All-Academic Team
  • 2023-24 CSCAA Scholar All-American

2023-24 (Senior):  Competed in the freestyle and butterfly … Came in seventh in the 200 fly (2:07.50) and sixth in the 100 fly (56.96) in the first meet of the year at the FSU Fall Invite … Finished second in the 200 fly (2:05.05) and fifth in the 100 fly (56.86) vs Georgia … Took home second in the 100 fly (56.39) fourth in the 100 back (57.86) vs Emory … Finished fourth in the 200 fly (2:00.07) and fifth in the 100 fly (54.27) vs FSU … Finished seventh in the 200 fly (2:00.54), eighth in the 100 fly (54.29) and first in both the 100 L fly (1:03.23) and 200 L fly (2:24.10) vs Texas A&M/Texas … Swam a 1:59.14 200 fly, a 53.71 100 fly and a 23.58 50 free at the Georgia Fall Invitational … Finished 21st in the 5- L free (27.67) at the UGA Fall LC Time Trial … Finished third in the 100 fly (56.92) and fourth in the 200 fly (2:08.31) vs Queens and Gardner-Webb … Finished fifth in both the 200 fly (2:01.58) and 100 fly (54.46) vs South Carolina … Came in third in the 100 back (56.36) and 10th in the 200 breast (2:29.43) vs ECU and Carson-Newman … Swam in the 200 fly prelims (1:59.11, NCAA B cut) and finals (2:00.86) at the ACC Championship

2022-23 (Junior): Competed in the freestyle and butterfly … Finished fifth in the 200 fly (2:09.68) vs Emory … Finished fifth in the 100 fly (58.14) and seventh in the 100 back (59.07) vs UNCW and Campbell … Took fourth in the 100 S fly (1:04.22) and eighth in the 200 S fly (2:22.27) vs Georgia … Finished eighth in the 200 fly (2:06.97) and seventh in the 100 fly (56.85) vs FSU … Finished sixth in the 100 fly (57.32) vs Pitt and BC … Swam in the 200 fly (1:59.67), 100 fly (53.94) and 50 free (23.88) at the Georgia Fall Invitational … Finished fifth in the 200 fly (2:06.72) and third in the 100 fly (57.33) vs SCAD and Texas A&M … Finished sixth in the 200 fly (2:06.62) and seventh in the 100 fly (57.17) vs Auburn … Finished second in both the 200 fly (2:00.09) and 100 fly (54.29) vs Queens and West Florida … Finished third in the 100 back (57.88) vs Carson-Newman … Finished second in the 200 fly (2:09.25) vs Gardner-Webb … Swam in finals for the 200 fly (2:00.01) at the ACC Championships

2021-22 (Sophomore): Competed in the freestyle and butterfly … Swam the 50 free (24.00), 100 fly (55.49) and 200 fly (2:02.81) at the ACC Championships … Set a personal best in the 100 fly (53.96) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Recorded times in the 50 fly (25.75), 75 fly (41.55) and 150 fly (1:33.45) against Northwestern and Miami … Turned in times in the 100 fly (56.62) and 200 fly (2:05.78) against Duke … Clocked times in the 100 fly (56.57) and 200 fly (2:06.46) against North Carolina … Posted times in the 100 fly (56.45) and 200 fly (2:05.66) against Florida State … Opened the season against SCAD in the 100 fly (56.60) and 200 fly (2:10.20)

2020-21 (Freshman): Freestyle and butterfly swimmer … Her 100 fly time (54.25) is fourth in Georgia Tech history … Swam with the fifth best 200 medley relay team (1:40.37) in program history … Set personal bests in the 50 free (23.83) and 100 fly (54.25) as well as season bests in the 50 fly (25.38) and 200 fly (2:00.82) in the ACC Championship … Secured fourth place while setting a new personal best in the 100 fly (54.37) at the Georgia Invitational … Took home times of 56.89 and 2:06.41 in the 100 fly and 200 fly, respectively, against Gardner Webb … Posted times in the 100 fly (54.62) and 200 fly (2:01.28) against Vanderbilt … Clocked times in the 100 fly (56.43) and 200 fly (2:05.37) against Alabama … Touched the wall in 56.92 and 2:08.17 in the 100 fly and 200 fly, respectively against Auburn … Turned in times in the 50 fly (26.26), 100 fly (56.66), and 200 fly (2:05.64) against Florida State

High School: Four-time All State selection in the 100 fly… Key member of 2016. 2017, 2018 & 2019 sectional championship team… Key member of 2016 conference championship team… 2019 Southwest Suburban Conference Athlete of the Year… Four-time All-Conference selection (2016-2019)… 2019 All State in the 100 back… Four-time LTHS Swim & Dive MVP… Holds the 13-14 girls 100 fly Illinois state record… Also owns the 11-12 girls 200 fly Illinois state record… National Honors Society member.

Personal: Has a younger brother… Picked Tech because of the return on investment, great swim team with amazing coaches, team atmosphere and an overall academically challenging school… Enjoys cooking, being physical fit and traveling… Most memorable non-athletics accomplishment was getting accepted to J. Kyle Braid Foundation.

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