Luke Lechner from the YWNC (YMCA of Western North Carolina), in Asheville, NC has verbally committed to swim for Rich DeSelm at UNC Chapel Hill beginning in the fall of 2014.
UNC parents and fans (courtesy of Tim Binning, the swim pictures)
“Chapel Hill stood out to me because of their outstanding academics and amazing swim team,” Lechner said. “The team atmosphere and coaching staff is phenomenal, and I cannot wait to be a part of the team next year.”
Lecher is a stalwart in-state talent for the Tar Heels, a versatile swimmer with a lot of potential for ACC points in the future. Lechner’s an IMer going 1:53 in the 200 and sub 4 minutes in the 400. Like many IMers Lechner has a very solid breaststroke. He’s been 2:o5 in the 200 yard breast and a 2:26 in the 200 meters breast, and he also has a strong 200 yard butterfly, 1:54, and a 2:09.o2 in the 200 meters.
Lechner’s the most recent verbal commit for UNC after Henry Campbell, a 2012 Olympic Trials Qualifier, from Manassas, Virginia, confirmed he was heading to Chapel Hill October 24th.