Munster High School, 1995 – 99
Jeff Lee, a 1999 graduate of Munster High School, was a four-time individual state champion. He swept the 100 and 200-yard freestyle events his junior and senior years, setting a championship meet record in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:37.80. Additionally, he was on Munster’s state champion 200-yard freestyle relay in 1997. As a senior, Jeff received the IHSAA Herman F. Keller Mental Attitude Award.
Jeff continued his swimming career at the University of California where he earned 16 All-American honors at the NCAA championships. Jeff was a NCAA Champion in 2002 on and is a former NCAA record holder, both as part of University of Southern California’s 800-yard freestyle relay. Jeff served as co-captain of the USC men’s swimming and diving team during junior and senior year seasons (2001-03). He was a member of the United States team at the 2003 Pan American Games team that competed in the Dominican Republic, and swam on the 800-meter freestyle relay that won the Gold Medal and set a Pan Am Games record. He currently lives in Stockholm Sweden and is a Financial Analyst for Abbott Laboratories in Stockholm. He is married to his wife who is a Swedish citizen. They met in college, lived in New York City for two years, and moved to Stockholm in the fall of 2005.