Princeton Earns 2022 Verbal from Danish National Champion Lucas Strobek

Photo Courtesy: Lucas Strobek

NEW COMMIT: Princeton University has landed a huge verbal commitment* for the 2022-23 season from backstroker and IMer Lucas Strobek of Hellerup, Denmark.

Regarding his commitment, he said:

“I am super excited to announce my verbal commitment to the application process at Princeton University where I will continue my athletic and academic career. I want to thank my coaches, family and friends who have supported me along the way. I chose Princeton because it offers the best opportunity to combine world class academics with a competitive swimming environment. Princeton University is the perfect place for me to achieve my goals both academically and athletically. I am also very excited to see how far Coach Crispino and Coach Lennox can take the program and I am excited to be a part of it. I believe they have a strong vision for the team and we share many of the same values. In addition, I am eager to build an international swimming hub & NCAA Top 10 program with Coach Matt & Coach Doug. Go Tigers!”

Strobek, who does his club swimming with Gentofte Svømmeklub, won the 200m IM and was the runner-up in the 400m IM at the Danish Short Course National Championships last year.

He has also represented Denmark internationally. At the European Junior Championships in 2019, he was a semi-finalist in the 200m IM and is the second-fastest Danish age group swimmer of all-time in that event.

In meters, his best times include:

200m IM – 2:03.82 (LCM)
400m IM – 4:26.83 (LCM)
100m back – 54.59 (SCM)
200m back – 2:04.72 (LCM)

In SCY, those times convert to:

200 IM – 1:48.44
400 IM – 3:54.79
100 back – 48.97
200 back – 1:49.89

Strobek will make an immediate impact when he arrives on campus as a member of the Class of 2026. His best times (converted to yards) would’ve scored in the A-final of the 400 IM as well as the B-final of the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM at the 2020 Ivy League Championships.

He will also overlap with Raunak Khosla, the 2020 conference champion in both IMs, for one year.

*IVY LEAGUE DISCLAIMER:* A “verbal commitment” does not guarantee admission. An Ivy League coach cannot guarantee admission but can only commit support in the admissions process.

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