| John Lubker |
|
|
AS A JUNIOR: Versatile swimmer who competed in 11 different events in 1998-99 ... logged team’s second-fastest times in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle ... placed sixth in the 1650 freestyle at the 1999 BIG EAST championships with a time of 15:48.26 ... came in ninth in the 500 freestyle with a season-best time of 4:33.29 at the conference meet ... finished 12th in the 400 individual medley at the 1999 BIG EAST championships after recording a season-best time of 4:03.66 in the preliminaries ... had four top-three finishes in the 1000 freestyle, including a win in the dual meet with St. Bonaventure ... six top-five finishes in the 500 freestyle ... won the 500 freestyle vs. Buffalo and St. Bonaventure and placed second against defending NCAA national champion Stanford ... won the 1650 freestyle at the Notre Dame Invitational ... placed third in the 400 individual medley at Notre Dame Invitational.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Had a big showing at the 1998 BIG EAST championships with a second place in 1650-yard freestyle, ninth in the 400 individual medley and the 500 freestyle ... set school records in the 1650 (15:43.01) and the 500 (4:31.41) free, both recorded at the 1998 BIG EAST championships ... had four wins at dual meets in the 500 free in 1997-98 ... finished no worse than second in the 1000 free ... runner-up in the 1650 and 500 free at the Notre Dame Invitational.
AS A FRESHMAN: Emerged as Notre Dame's top distance freestyle swimmer in 1996-97 ... swam the second-fastest time in school history in the 1650 free with a 15:55.43 in winning the Notre Dame Invitational ... placed fifth at the 1997 BIG EAST championships in 15:59.84, seventh-best time in school history ... placed 14th in the 400 IM at the BIG EAST championships ... another big contributor in dual meets with 19 top-four finishes, including 10 runner-up finishes ... won the 500 free against Bowling Green.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-time letterwinner at Chattahoochee High School ... scholastic All-American in 1996 ... participated in the junior nationals in the 1000 and 1650 free and 400 IM ... led high school team to the state championship in his senior year ... placed second at state championships in the 500 free in his senior year ... captained team in his senior year ... one of two Georgia natives on the current Notre Dame roster ... freshman John Hudson went to the same high school ... born August 7, 1977, in Palos Heights, Ill. ... a history and psychology major enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.
