2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Lebl, Ilektra

Ilektra Lebl
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- 4th Lyceum of Ilioupolis
- Hometown:
- Athens, Greece
Bio
2020-21: Took gold in the 400 IM and bronze in the 1000 free against Iowa and Penn State (1/23) ... Won the 500 free with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 4:47.17 against Illinois and Wisconsin (2/6) ... Finished 11th in the 400 IM, 12th in the 1650 free and 16th in the 500 free at the Big Ten Championships (2/23-2/27) ... Also at B1Gs, part of the school record-setting 800 free relay team (2/23-2/27).
2019-20: Part of the 800 relay team that finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships ... Placed 18th in the 500 free with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 4:44.48 at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished first in the 500 and 1000 free in dual meet win over Oakland (11/1) ... Took second in the 400 IM and 1000 free against Michigan State (11/2) ... Won the 1650 free at the TYR Invitational (11/24) ... Finished second in both the 500 and 1000 free against Notre Dame (1/17) ... Took gold in the 1000 free and placed third in the 500 free against Iowa (1/18).
2018-19: Fastest Wildcat in 1,000 free (9:53.33) and 1,650 free (16:19.53) and second fastest Wildcat in 500 free (4:50.20) and 400 IM (4:16.95) ... Took home two first place finishes with career-high times in the 200 back and 1000 free in quad-dual against UIC/Illinois/Chicago (10/26) ... Contributed to two Wildcat sweeps at the TYR Invitational, rounding out a 1-2-3 sweep of the 400 IM and taking third with a season best time in the 200 IM, part of a four spot sweep (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-2018: Swimming butterfly, contributed to a school record and fifth place finish in the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships ... At the Big Tens, placed sixth with the 400 free relay team, took tenth in the 400 IM, and set a season-high time in the 200 IM ... Tallied one win (200 fly) and two second place finishes (1000 free, 200 back) in a team victory against Chicago/UIC (10/28) ... Took second in the 400 IM against Wisconsin (11/11) ... Contributed to two pool record relay wins at the TYR Invitational, in the 200 medley relay and the 800 free relay (11//17-19) ... Recorded three second place finishes in solo events at the TYR Invite (200 and 400 IM, 200 fly), with four career highs ... Set a career high in the 50 free for a fourth place finish in Northwestern's win over Florida Gulf Coast (12/17) ... Took second in the 100 IM and third in the 200 back, contributing to the Cats' defeat of Iowa (1/20) ... Grabbed second place in the 400 IM in triple dual against Minnesota and Purdue (1/26-27).
High School: Qualified for the 2017 World Championships in Budapest ... Greek National Champion in the 200 individual medley, 400 individual medley and 100 butterfly ... Junior World Championships qualifier ... Junior European Championships finalist ... 2015 Baku Medalist ... National record holder for Junior Girls 15-16 in the 100 long course butterfly ... Participated in the vst European Youth Olympics, earning a bronze medal in the 100 fly.
Personal: Major is psychology
LEBL'S CAREER BESTS:
2019-20: Part of the 800 relay team that finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships ... Placed 18th in the 500 free with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 4:44.48 at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished first in the 500 and 1000 free in dual meet win over Oakland (11/1) ... Took second in the 400 IM and 1000 free against Michigan State (11/2) ... Won the 1650 free at the TYR Invitational (11/24) ... Finished second in both the 500 and 1000 free against Notre Dame (1/17) ... Took gold in the 1000 free and placed third in the 500 free against Iowa (1/18).
2018-19: Fastest Wildcat in 1,000 free (9:53.33) and 1,650 free (16:19.53) and second fastest Wildcat in 500 free (4:50.20) and 400 IM (4:16.95) ... Took home two first place finishes with career-high times in the 200 back and 1000 free in quad-dual against UIC/Illinois/Chicago (10/26) ... Contributed to two Wildcat sweeps at the TYR Invitational, rounding out a 1-2-3 sweep of the 400 IM and taking third with a season best time in the 200 IM, part of a four spot sweep (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-2018: Swimming butterfly, contributed to a school record and fifth place finish in the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships ... At the Big Tens, placed sixth with the 400 free relay team, took tenth in the 400 IM, and set a season-high time in the 200 IM ... Tallied one win (200 fly) and two second place finishes (1000 free, 200 back) in a team victory against Chicago/UIC (10/28) ... Took second in the 400 IM against Wisconsin (11/11) ... Contributed to two pool record relay wins at the TYR Invitational, in the 200 medley relay and the 800 free relay (11//17-19) ... Recorded three second place finishes in solo events at the TYR Invite (200 and 400 IM, 200 fly), with four career highs ... Set a career high in the 50 free for a fourth place finish in Northwestern's win over Florida Gulf Coast (12/17) ... Took second in the 100 IM and third in the 200 back, contributing to the Cats' defeat of Iowa (1/20) ... Grabbed second place in the 400 IM in triple dual against Minnesota and Purdue (1/26-27).
High School: Qualified for the 2017 World Championships in Budapest ... Greek National Champion in the 200 individual medley, 400 individual medley and 100 butterfly ... Junior World Championships qualifier ... Junior European Championships finalist ... 2015 Baku Medalist ... National record holder for Junior Girls 15-16 in the 100 long course butterfly ... Participated in the vst European Youth Olympics, earning a bronze medal in the 100 fly.
Personal: Major is psychology
LEBL'S CAREER BESTS:
Event | Career Best |
50 fly | 25.08 |
100 fly | 57.61 |
200 fly | 1:58.25 |
200 IM | 1:59.80 |
400 IM | 4:12.94 |
100 free | 53.64 |
200 free | 1:52.97 |
500 free | 5:05.86 |
1000 free | 10:14.21 |
50 back | 26.20 |
200 back | 2:01.58 |
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