Meghan Lynch Class: Senior Hometown: Huntsville, Ala. High School: Virgil I. Grissom Event: Butterfly/Freestyle Birthdate: 08/08/1981

AS A FRESHMAN: Placed in the top 10 in two different strokes at the BIG EAST Championship ... took fourth in the 100 butterfly and 10th in the 50 freestyle at the BIG EAST Championships ... swam well at the Shamrock Classic, winning the 100 butterfly and finishing fourth in the 50 freestyle and fifth in the 100 freestyle ... helped the Irish upset #11 Northwestern with a fourth-place finish in the 100 butterfly ... recorded eight top-five finishes in the 100 butterfly ...placed third in the 100 butterfly at the Notre Dame Invitational and against Rice ... finished fifth in the 200 butterfly against Illinois ... tallied 11 top-five finishes on the season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Virgil I. Grissom High School ... four time all-city and all-state selection ... team captain and MVP senior year ... undefeated team state champions as a freshman, sophomore and senior ... 1997 U.S. Junior National champion in the 100-meter butterfly ... ranked nationally as a sophomore and junior ... two-time USS Scholastic All-America selection as a sophomore and junior ... holds city record in the 50-yard butterfly ... voted 1998 Huntsville Times Swimmer of the Year ... swims for the Huntsville Swim Association and is coached by Brooke Pate ... a part of the National Honor Society, the Latin Honor Sociey and the Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society ... participated as a member of Interact Club, yearbook staff and as senior class vice president ... second youngest of seven children ... first Notre Dame swimmer ever from the state of Alabama ... born Aug. 8,1981, in Fairhope, Ala. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.