Danny Lutkus Class: Senior Hometown: Granger, IN High School: Penn Height / Weight: 6-4 / 195 Event: Free Birthdate: 10/02/1986

Looking to build off of a solid first two seasons with the Irish ... team representative on Notre Dame's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... traveled to London last summer but has dedicated himself to the pool since unpacking ... ranks ninth in school history in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:40.34) and is 13th in the 500 Free (4:32.43) ... member of Notre Dame's Academic Honors Program for Student-Athletes ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... has earned two monograms.

As a Sophomore: Each of his four season-best times came at the BIG EAST Conference Championships ... at the meet, his 50 Free (21.22), 100 Free (45.82), 200 Free (1:39.89), and 500 Free (4:32.85) were peak performances.

As a Freshman: Posted BIG EAST "A" cuts in the 100 Free, 200 Free and 500 Free ... all of his top marks in those events came at the BIG EAST Championships ... placed seventh at the conference meet in the 200 Free with a time of 1:40.43 ... clocked a season-best time of 1:40.34 in the prelims of the event ... registered a 16th-place showing in the 500 Free at the BIG EAST meet with a time of 4:33.36 in the finals ... his preliminary mark of 4:32.43 was his best time of the season in the 500 Free ... placed 20th in the 100 Free prelims at the conference meet with a season-best time of 46.41 ... ranked fourth on the team in the 100 Free and fifth in the 200 Free ... named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.

The Lutkus File: Won four varsity letters as a member of the swim team ... four-time all-conference honoree... three-time all-state and All-American selection... team captain his senior year... named team MVP after sophomore and senior seasons ... owns school records in the 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, and 400 Free Relay... team was runner-up at the state meet his senior year... also two-year letterwinner in soccer ... brother, Jamie, was an accomplished swimmer for Notre Dame before graduating in May 2006 ... born October 2, 1986, in Chicago, Ill. ... son of Rebecca and Gerald Lutkus ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters... political science / economics major enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters.