Career: UND record holder in three different events (500, 1000 and 1650 free) ... Set all three UND standards at the 2012 WAC Championships.
2012-13 (Junior): Named a team co-captain. Earned two of the teams fastest times, recording the top time in the 500 freestyle (4:57.50) and in the 1650 freestyle (17:18.38) … Swam three of her top times at the WAC Championships in the freestyle events … Enjoyed a strong meet at the TYR Invitational, swimming three of her fastest times on the season in the freestyle and butterfly events … Earned third letter.
2011-12 (Sophomore): Named UND women's swimming "most improved" honors at season's end ... Set three UND records, all at the WAC Championships ... Clocked in at 4:57.11 in the 500 free to better Natalia Busso's time of 4:58.06 (2009) ... Then broke Dea Oja's 13-year-old 1,650 free record time with a swim of 17:14.48 ... During that record swim, Lynch also broke Busso's 1,000 free record of 10:19.91 (2008), posting a time of 10:18.41 ... Also owns the fourth-fastest 200 freestyle time in UND history (1:52.29) ... Name appears in the top four times on the team in six different events for the season ... Earned second letter.
2010-11 (Freshman): Led the team in the 500 free (5:00.94) and the 1650 free (17:24.82) and ranked third in the 200 free (1:54.95) and the 1000 free (10:43.55) ... Won the 200 free with a time of 2:02.34 against Howard (Jan. 2) ... Placed second in the 1000 free (10:43.55) and third in the 500 free (5:15.44) at South Dakota State (Jan. 28) ... Finished third in the 1650 free, clocking in at 17:52.86 at the Minnesota Challenge (Feb. 4) ... Took third in the 200 fly (2:36.19) at South Dakota (Jan. 29) ... At the Conference USA Championship (Feb. 23-25), placed 12th in the 500 free (5:02.11) and 14th in the 1650 free (17:24.82) ... Earned first letter.
Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Elk River High School ... Five-time letterwinner in swimming ... Team captain (2009-10) ... Voted most valuable her senior season ... Earned all-state honors ... Finished seventh in the 500 free and eighth in the 200 free at the state meet ... Received All-America honors for the 400 free relay in 2009 ... Former coach, Stacy Brown, swam for UND ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Majoring in managerial finance and accounting ... Daughter of Joe and Lisa Lynch.
