Justin Lynch

{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1996)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Justin Lynch

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| nicknames = D'Justin, J$

| national_team = {{USA}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1996|8|27}}

| birth_place = Vallejo, California, U.S.

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| height = 6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)

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| strokes = Butterfly, freestyle

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| coach = Dave Durden

| collegeteam = University of California, Berkeley

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | the United States}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Championships}}

{{MedalBronze | 2013 Dubai | 100 m butterfly}}

{{MedalCompetition|World University Games}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Taipei|4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Taipei|4×100 m medley}}

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Justin Lynch (born August 27, 1996) is an American former swimmer.{{cite web |title=USA Swimming - National Junior Team Bios |url=http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1456&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&biosid=4c327aa2-ba7a-4f32-afb4-603916d28104 |access-date=September 21, 2014 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011530/http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1456&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&biosid=4c327aa2-ba7a-4f32-afb4-603916d28104 |url-status=dead }}

As a high schooler, Lynch bested national age-group records set by world and Olympic champion Michael Phelps.{{cite news |title=Guard Is Changing, but a Sport's Warden Remains the Same |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=September 21, 2014 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/sports/olympics/phelps-return-brings-more-eyes-to-young-swimmers.html |first=Karen |last=Crouse}}{{cite news |title=Justin Lynch: US Swimming's Next Michael Phelps? |date=September 20, 2014 |access-date=September 21, 2014 |first=Shannon |last=Sims |url=http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars-and-provocateurs/justin-lynch-swimming-his-way-to-the-fast-lane/33568.article |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140921113001/http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars-and-provocateurs/justin-lynch-swimming-his-way-to-the-fast-lane/33568.article |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2014 |newspaper=OZY Media}}

Justin Lynch was born in Vallejo, California. He swam at University of California, Berkeley from 2014 to 2018.{{cite web |title=Men's Swimming & Diving - Roster - California Golden Bears - University of California Official Athletic Site |access-date=September 21, 2014 |url=http://www.calbears.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30100&SPID=126526&SPSID=762414}} Lynch is an alumnus of Visions in Education,{{cite web |url=http://www.viedu.org |title=Visions in Education}} a tuition-free public charter school.