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Breaststroker Jonah Lee has introduced his dedication to Purdue College. Lee selected to stay in Indiana for his faculty profession and can transfer from Valparaiso to Purdue’s campus in West Lafayette starting within the fall of 2025.
I’m tremendous excited to announce my dedication to Purdue College! I’d prefer to thank coach Alex and James for this chance together with my dad and mom, coaches, and lots of others who’ve helped me alongside the way in which. BOILER UP
Lee trains with the Valparaiso Swim Membership year-round and races for Valparaiso Excessive Faculty throughout his college season. He certified for the 2024 Winter Junior Championships — East within the 100 breaststroke, the place he completed eighth. Throughout his prelims swim, Lee swam a lifetime better of 53.87 to make the championship closing.
The championship closing of the 100 breaststroke is a well-known place for him in each short-course yards and long-course meters. This yr, Lee gained the 100 breaststroke (and 200 IM) on the IHSAA Boys Sectional — Valparaiso meet, serving to to finish Chesterton’s 26-year Sectionals streak. Then, he earned bronze on the IHsAA Boys State Championship. In long-course meters 100 breaststroke, he gained the Indiana Senior State Championship in March and the Indiana SwimFest, together with taking third on the Indianapolis Speedo Sectionals.
His summer season culminated on the Speedo Summer season Nationals, the place he swam a lifetime greatest 1:03.58 for twenty sixth total. He additionally made finals within the 200 breaststroke, ending twenty third (2:21.82). He clocked 2:20.87 on the USA Swimming Stadium Splash in June, which stands as his lifetime greatest.
Greatest Instances (SCY):
- 100 breaststroke: 53.87
- 200 breaststroke: 1:59.88
- 200 IM: 1:54.73
Lee would’ve been fourth within the 100 breaststroke on the Boilermakers’ depth chart for the 2023-24 season and sixth within the 200 breaststroke. Nevertheless, the crew’s high three 100 breaststrokers from final season graduated, and Lee’s velocity shall be a welcome addition to a breaststroke group that’s attempting to rebuild.
The Large 10 Championships run ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’ finals, and Lee’s lifetime greatest within the 100 breaststroke is simply off the 53.83 it took to attain on the 2024 Large Ten Championships. The Boilermakers completed eighth ultimately season’s convention championships and despatched three to the 2024 NCAA Championships, the place they positioned twenty third.
Lee joins Matthew Rose, Brody LePine, Biko Hooper-Haviland, and Johnny Hines as a part of Purdue’s class of 2029.
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