Luke Mechtel

Position:
Breast/Free
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Saint Thomas Academy
Hometown:
Saint Anthony, Minn.

Prior to Duke: Competed for Saint Thomas Academy and Blackline Aquatics… Named All-American in 2024-25 (100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay) and 2025-26 (100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay)… Class A State Champion in 2024-25 (100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 50 free) and 2025-26 (100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 50 free)… Earned Eagle Award for Academics (GPA of 3.9+) all four years of high school… National Leadership Award… Dartmouth Book Award… George Schnell Foreign Language Award for Spanish… Salutatorian… summa cum laude… Personal bests: 20.91 (50 free), 50 breaststroke (24.3), 100 breaststroke (54.95)