Justin Lynch

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Justin Lynch
Personal information
Nickname(s)D'Justin, J$
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1996-08-27) August 27, 1996 (age 27)
Vallejo, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle
College team University of California, Berkeley
CoachDave Durden
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Dubai 100 m butterfly
World University Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Taipei 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Taipei4×100 m medley

Justin Lynch (born August 27, 1996) is an American former swimmer. [1]

As a high schooler, Lynch bested national age-group records set by world and Olympic champion Michael Phelps. [2] [3]

Justin Lynch was born in Vallejo, California. He swam at University of California, Berkeley from 2014 to 2018. [4] Lynch is an alumnus of Visions in Education, [5] a tuition-free public charter school.

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