Ricky Lehner

• 2012-13 ACC Academic Honor Roll

In Tech’s Record Books:
100 Breast (3rd), 53.66
200 Breast (7th), 1:58.89
200 Medley Relay (2nd), 1:26.62
400 Medley Relay (1st), 3:10.06

2014-15 (Junior): Finished season as Tech’s fastest in 100 breast, third-fastest in 200 breast … Competed for second consecutive season in NCAA Championship as part of Jackets’ 400 medley relay … With Lehner swimming breast leg, 400 medley relay of Brian Woodbury, Nico van Duijn, Andrew Kosic set school record with fourth-place finish at ACC Championship in time of 3:10.06 … Finished 11th overall in 100 breast at ACC Championship in career-best time of 53.66, which ranked third on Jackets’ all-time list … Was 18th in 200 breast at ACC Championship, clocking in at season-best 1:59.03 … Season-best time in 200 IM of 1:58.07 came at Georgia Tech Invitational.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Enjoyed breakout sophomore campaign, is Georgia Tech’s top returning breaststroker … Competed at NCAA Championship, swam on Tech’s 200 medley relay … Was Jackets’ fastest in 100 breast, his performance at ACC Championship of 53.76 ranks third all-time at Tech … In 200 breast at ACC Championship, recorded program’s fifth-fastest time of 1:58.89 … Finished 16th overall in 100 breast at ACC Championship, was 20th in 200 breast, scoring points in both events … Placed fifth in 100 breast (57.63) at Georgia Tech Invitational, was eighth in 200 breast (2:09.47) … Also at ACC Championship, swam on 200 medley relay (1:26.73), 400 medley relay (3:12.16) that each set second-fastest time in program history … Recorded career-bests times of 21.20 in 50 free at ACC Championship, 51.15 in 100 free versus FIU.

2012-13 (Freshman): Posted Tech’s seventh-fastest 100 breast time in history with swim of 55.24 at ACC Championship … Also put down season-best of 2:04.53 in 200 breast at ACC Championship … Season-best time of 1:55.58 in 200 IM came at ACCs.

High School: Swam four years, was a two-year captain, two-time team MVP for head coach Jack Gayle at Parkview … Helped lead team to state runner-up finish in 2011, missing state title by three points, back-to-back county championships in 2010, 2011 … Earned All-America honors in 2010, 2011 in 100 breast … First Team All-State selection as both junior, senior … Holds Georgia State record in 100 breast was back-to-back state champion in event in 2010, 2011 … Was three-time bronze-medalist at Junior Nationals in 100 breast, 200, 400 medley relays … Was USA Swimming Scholastic All-America in 2011.

Personal: Born December 25, 1993 … Son of Rick, Mary Lehner … Has two brothers — Tommy, Willy … Didn’t pursue swimming full-time until freshman year of high school … Plans to major in mechanical engineering.