Lindsey Marck

Position:
IM/Fly
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Newtown, Pa.
High School:
Pennsbury

Career Best Times: 54.08 in 100-yard butterfly (3rd in school history, 10th in ACC history); 1:58.79 in 200-yard butterfly (3rd in school history, 5th in ACC history); 2:04.40 in 200-yard individual medley.

General: Team captain her junior and senior season, she returns as the top butterflier for Carolina...also a force in the IM and freestyle events...qualified for NCAA Championships in each of her previous three seasons...swam in the 2004 Olympic Trials...also qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials in the 100 and 200 butterflys at the 2005 Summer Nationals...participates in Carolina Leadership Academy ...member of SAAC and AIA.

2006-07: For the 2006-07 season, she ranked No. 1 at year's end on UNC's women's swimming depth chart in both butterfly events by more than two seconds in each...achieved numerous NCAA consideration times at ACC Championships...individual champion in the 200-yard butterfly with an NCAA B consideration time...also earned consideration times with a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly and by swimming the butterfly leg of the third-place 200 and 400 medley relays...named an ACC Women's Swimming Performer of the Week on November 6, 2006...was an All-Conference Performer in the 100- and 200-yard butterflys...competed in the 100-yard butterfly at NCAA Championships where she finished 37th...swam butterfly leg on the 21st-place 400-yard medley relay and on the 22nd-place 200-yard medley relay...named to 2006-07 ACC Academic Honor Roll...selected as team's Most Valuable Swimmer for the third successive year.

2005-06: Reached the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year competing in both butterfly events...took 29th in the 200 fly and 39th in the 100 fly...named All-ACC for second straight year...won Jamerson Award as most valuable swimmer...won the ACC Championship in the 200-yard butterfly after being the only swimmer to break the two-minute barrier at 1:59.17...touched the wall just seven hundredths of a seconds away from winning the 100-yard butterfly crown, but still scored 17 points for the team with her career-best 54.08 time good for second place...that time ranks as the third fastest in UNC history...was the fastest butterfly swimmer in the 400-yard medley relay, helping the team to a sixth place finish...turned in the second fastest butterfly split in the race at 24.21 for the fifth place 200-yard medley relay team...swam the second leg of the fourth place 800-yard freestyle with a 1:51.77 split...also competed in the 200-yard individual medley, coming in 15th...swam the third leg of the third-place 400-yard freestyle relay...won the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly events at Nike Cup.

2004-05: Copped All-ACC honors...was UNC's leading point scorer at ACC's...won two of the team's most prestigious awards...was named the Jamerson Memorial Most Valuable Swimmer for her year-long performance......earned the Most Outstanding Award based on her 200-yard butterfly swim at the Nike Cup...took 23rd in the 100-yard butterfly with a career best 54.20, the third best freshman performance in the event at the NCAA Championships...the time also placed her third all-time for Carolina in the event...finished 27th in the 200-yard butterfly... at the ACC Championships, she finished third in the 100-yard butterfly in 54.38 and third in the 200-yard butterfly...recorded the quickest butterfly split of the meet with a 24.26 on the third place 200-yard medley relay...swam the third leg of the third place 800-yard freestyle relay...finished seventh overall and as the top Tar Heel in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:04.40...swam a 53.94 split as the butterfly leg of the 400-yard medley relay...also swam as part of the fifth place 400-yard freestyle relay...won Nike Cup titles in both the 100 and 200 fly...swam her career best at the meet in the 200 with a 1:58.79 clocking, moving her to the No. 3 spot on the Tar Heels' career depth chart...was named ACC Women's Swimmer of the Week after the Georgia dual meet...competed in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100- and 200-meter butterfly events.

Prep: Graduated from Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills, Pa. in June 2004...eight-time high school All-America honoree including four straight years in the 100-yard butterfly...school record holder in five events...PIAA District One record holder in the 100 butterfly...state champion in the 100 butterfly as a senior...swimming team captain...senior national qualifier in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events...Eastern Sectional winner in the 100 fly in 2004 and finished second in 2003...three-time Scholastic All-America...2004 Courier Times Female Swimmer of the Year...National Honor Society member...swam for the Spirit Swimming Club where she was coached by Bob Platt.

Personal: Given name is Lindsey Catherine Marck...born March 21, 1986 in Princeton, N.J....daughter of Charlie and Sue Marck...has two brothers, C.J., 18, a freshman on the football team at the University of Connecticut and Stephen, 17, who plays tight end on his high school football team...her mother swam for Lehigh University and her father played football there...her grandfather played football for the Chicago Bears.

Lindsey Lore
Academic Major at Carolina: Journalism & Advertising
Career Plans: Undetermined
Hobbies: Anything Outdoors, Board Games, Crafting, Hanging out with Friends
Athlete I Most Admire: Natalie Coughlin
Biggest Sports Thrill: Swimming in the 2004 Olympic Trials
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career: My parents and my club coaches Bruce Townsend and Bob Platt
Favorite Book: The Bible
Favorite Food: FPP Pasta, Cereal, Cheesecake
Favorite Movie: Legally Blonde
Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy, ESPN SportsCenter
Favorite Website To Visit: www.postsecret.com
City I've Never Been To But Want To Visit: Rome, Italy or Madrid, Spain
Entertainment Figure I'd Most Like To Have Dinner With: Rachael Ray