CAREER BESTS
Event | Time | Date | Site/Opponent |
100 Breast | 1:00.21 | 2/15/12 | Big Ten Championship |
200 Breast | 2:15.23 | 2/15/12 | Big Ten Championships |
200 IM | 2:08.12 | 2/15/12 | Big Ten Championships |
2011-12 (Junior Year)
Competed in the 100 breaststroke at USA Olympic Trials...earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...ranked third on the team in 200 breaststroke...swam in eight of the team[apos]s nine meets...swan the 200 breaststroke in seven of her eight competitions...swam three preliminaries at the Big Ten Championships, posting season-best times of 1:03.21 in the 100 breaststroke, 2:15.23 in the 200 breaststroke and 2:08.12 in the 200 IM...won the individual title in the 200 breaststroke in a tri meet with Lehigh and St. Francis (2/4) in 2:22.93...posted a pair of top-20 finishes at the Ohio State Invitational (12/2-4)...finished 16th in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:20.61 and swan 1:05.22 in the 100 breaststroke to place 19th.
2010-11 (Sophomore Year)
Competed in five of the team[apos]s meets... Participated in the Big Ten Championships in 100-Breaststroke, 200-Breaststroke, and 200-IM... Placed 30th in the 100-Breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships, posting a time of 1:04.45, 5th best on the team in the event... Finished 21st at the Georgia Invite in the 100-Breaststroke with a time of 1:05.35... Posted a time of 1:07.12 vs. Virginia Tech to take 4th Place in the 100-Breaststroke... Finished 27th in the Big Ten in the 200-Breaststroke after recording a time of 2:19.33, 5th best on the team this year... Swam a time of 2:20.58 in the prelims of the 200-Breaststroke at the Georgia Invite and finished in 16th Place with a time of 2:20.87... Placed 48th in the 200-IM at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 2:08.80... Posted a time of 2:12.57 to take 41st Place in the 200-IM at the Georgia Invite... Helped the 200-Medley Relay team to place 11th at the Georgia Invite with a time of 1:44.77... Also helped the 400-Medley Relay team to post a time of 3:49.20 for 14th Place at the Georgia Invite.
2009-10 (Freshman Year)
Swam in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.42), 200 breaststroke (2:19.63) and 200 IM (2:11.04) in the Big Ten Championships (2/17-20). All were preliminary and career best times ... Swam to seventh-place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:24.99) and seventh in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.19) while also swimming to a season-best time in the 200 IM (2:14.40) at Ohio State (1/29-30). Also part of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams that finished fourth (1:48.97) and fifth (3:53.50), respectively ... At the Pittsburgh Quad Meet (1/15-16), placed 10th in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.03) and 11th in the 200 breaststroke (2:27.22) while also swimming the 200 IM (2:18.24) ... Qualified for the finals in two of three individual events at the Ohio State Invitational (12/4-6) while also swimming in two medley relays. Finished 20th in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.85), 24th in the 200 breaststroke (2:26.21), 35th in the 200 IM (2:15.76, preliminary), 12th in the 400 medley relay (3:53.62) and 17th in the 200 medley relay (1:48.12) ... Placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.88), 200 medley relay (1:49.71) and 400 medley relay (3:53.18) while finishing third in the 200 breaststroke (2:27.63) and 11th in the 200 IM (2:15.77) against Virginia (11/20-21) ... Finished sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.63) and 200 medley relay (1:49.75) while placing eighth in the 200 breaststroke (2:30.36) at Virginia Tech (10/31) ... Swam to ninth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:28.58) in first collegiate action against West Virginia/Colgate (10/24).
High School
Standout at Lincoln High School, both in the pool and the classroom ... Was WIAA All-State as a junior and senior while being a state qualifier her first two years ... Received the Most Valuable Swimmer Award all four years ... A Speedo Sectionals Finalist in final three seasons ... Was a Junior National Participant senior year and Junior National Qualifier sophomore year ... A member of the Honor Roll every year, a Scholastic All-American as a junior and senior ... Also a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Full name is Amy Joycelyn Lewis ... Born on October 8, 1991 in Watertown, N.Y. ... Daughter of Jackie and Bryan ... Has a brother, Nick (23), and sister, Katie (20) ... Majoring in nutritional sciences.
On Choosing Penn State
'I chose Penn State because every single person, especially the swimmers, made me feel like I belonged here. They made me feel like I was at home, and after all, this will be my home for the next four years of my life. I love Penn State and everything about it.'