Meghan Lynch announces for Stanford

Meghan Lynch

We’ve been following the swimming career of Meghan Lynch, outstanding daughter of a FWIW reader and sometime-commenter for what seems like 20 years, but since she’s only 16, I suppose it’s actually closer to 8 or 10. Regardless, and without any help from movie star parents or cash under the table, she’s accepted an offer from Stanford and will matriculate there after her upcoming senior year at GHS.

“I’m not completely positive about what I want to major in, but the Stanford majors Mathematical and Computational Science, and Bioengineering interest me,” said Lynch, who noted she made the decision to attend Stanford in December, then had to wait for the admissions process, which concluded this week.

Lynch’s swimming accomplishments and honors for both the Greenwich and YWCA Greenwich Dolphins squads are plentiful — too many to keep track of.

She won the 200-yard individual medley title for Greenwich at the State Open and Class LL championships as a freshman, sophomore and junior, breaking state, Class LL, FCIAC and GHS records in the process. Her efforts earned her National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association all-America honor in the 200 IM three consecutive seasons.

In the 200 IM during Greenwich’s 2019 season, Lynch placed first in the event at the Class LL meet in a state record time of 1:59.13. As a sophomore in 2018, Lynch made all-America in the 100-yard freestyle, breaking the Class LL and GHS records along the way.

Also in 2018, Lynch won the 100-yard breaststroke title at the Class LL finals (meet-record performance) and the State Open Championships. She also set the FCIAC record in the event and was named an NISCA all-America honoree. Lynch swam on the Cardinals’ 200-freestyle relay squad, which set an FCIAC record when she was a freshman and was part of the team’s 400-yard freestyle relay quartet that won the State Open the past three seasons (2017-2019), set a state record and earned NISCA all-America accolades.

“I have always loved the high school season, it’s my favorite time of year,” said Lynch who holds five Greenwich High girls swimming records. “It is great to be a part of such a fun team environment. The Open and Class LL meets are so loud and so much fun for everyone.”

A competitor for coach Nick Cavataro’s YWCA Dolphins program since she was 6 years old, Lynch currently holds an astounding 110 Dolphins swim records.

While competing for the Dolphins at the USA Swimming Winter Nationals in 2018, she qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200-meter individual medley (2:17.03). The U.S. Olympic Trials, which were supposed to take place this month, will be held in 2021 in Omaha, Neb.

Lynch currently holds 68 Connecticut Swimming age-group records, while competing for the Dolphins. She broke the national age group record in the 10-and-under 100 breaststroke and 50 breaststroke — short course and long course.

At the Connecticut Swimming Senior Championships, Lynch was the High Point winner each year — from 2016 through 2020. She was also the High Point champion at the Connecticut Swimming Age Group Championships from 2013-2018.

Pretty cool kid.