NEW COMMIT: Emerald Isle, N.C. native Lyndsey Reeve has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Pennsylvania beginning in the fall of 2019. She will join Anna Feng as a member of the class of 2023.
Reeve does her club swimming with East Carolina Aquatics where she has earned a Winter Juniors standard in the 100 fly. She achieved two personal bests and finaled twice at the Cary Futures Championships this past summer. At the NC LCM Senior Championships in July, she was the runner-up in the 200m free (2:06.38) and 400m free (4:25.14). She is a six-time finalist at the NC SCY Senior Championships and also competed at Junior Nationals East in December.
Also representing Croatan High School, Reeve earned the silver medal in the 200 free (1:50.73) and 100 fly (55.97) at the NCHSAA 1A/2A State Championships as a junior. The USA Scholastic All-American won the 200 free (1:50.99) as a sophomore and took fourth (1:55.74) as a freshman. She holds multiple records for both her club and high school teams as well.
She told Swimming World:
“Ecstatic to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Pennsylvania for the class of 2023! Thank you to my wonderful parents, coaches, teachers, and friends for helping me achieve this dream. Will always be grateful to all the incredible people I met on my recruiting journey!”
Her best times include:
- 100 fly – 55.73
- 50 free – 23.81
- 100 free – 51.96
- 200 free – 1:50.73
- 500 free – 5:00.23
Reeve will add more depth to the Quakers’ freestyle group when she arrives on campus for the 2019-20 season. She will have one year of overlap with top returning sprinters Biwen Yang, Grace Ferry and Meredith Newman. Reeve’s best 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and 100 fly would’ve scored in the C-final at the 2018 Ivy League Championships.
*IVY LEAGUE DISCLAIMER:* A “verbal commitment” does not guarantee admission. An Ivy League coach cannot guarantee admission but can only commit support in the admissions process.
