Amelie Lessing

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2022-2023 (Senior)

• Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
• Placed first in the 200-yard IM (2:08.31) in the Sunflower Showdown on Sep. 30th.
• Placed first in the 200-yard Butterfly (2:05.04) and 200-yard IM (2:08.85) versus Lindenwood/South Dakota on Oct. 21st.
• Placed second in 100-yard Butterfly (55.87) at the Big 12 Championship Time Trial.

2021-22 (Junior)

• Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Finished with the lowest-time by a Jayhawk in the 200-yard butterfly, with a time of 2:00.93
• Placed fourth in the 200-yard butterfly at the Big 12 Championship (Feb. 23)

2020-21 (Sophomore)

• Swam the 100-yard backstroke (1:10.09) at the Friday Night Lights’ meet (Dec. 4).

2019-20 (Freshman)

• Claimed 12 top-five individual finishes
• Took home six first-place finishes in the 200-yard butterfly
• Placed ninth overall in the 200-yard butterfly at the Big 12 Championship (Feb. 26)
• Finished with the second-fastest team time in the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.77)

High School

• First place in the 200-yard butterfly (2:16.58) at the Speedo Champions Series
• Second place in the 400-yard individual medley (4:57.64) at the Speedo Champions Series
• Letter winner at Fairview High School
• 2016 5A Girls’ State Champion
• Holds the school record in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:05.15

Personal

• Daughter of Simon and Lisa Lessing
• Father was a professional triathlete and is now a triathlon coach
• Mother swam in college and is now a swim coach
• Has one younger sister, Karla, who is also on the KU Swim and Dive team
• Exercise Science major