Victor Leclere

Position:
Freestyle, Butterfly
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Brookfield, Wis.
High School:
Brookfield

Career Best Times: 4:32.17 in 500 free; 9:25.87 in 1000 free; 49.21 in 100 fly; 1:46.76 in 200 fly (7th in school history).
General: A two-time returning letter winner who excels in the butterfly and distance free...a medical red-shirt in 2009-10...earned membership on the French U22 National Team in 2008...competed under the banner of the French Tricolere in the Tri-Nations Cup in the summer of 2008.
Long Course Highlights: Finished sixth in the 200-meter butterfly in the 2008 French Olympic Trials...competed in the 2009 U.S. Open for his home-town club team, Schroeder YMCA...Carolina Leadership Academy Veteran Leader.
2010-11 (Junior): Won 200 fly against Duke in a career best 1:46.76...won two individual championships at the 2011 College Cup Invitational...took the 100 fly in a career best 49.21 and won the 200 fly in 1:48.19...named to 2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll...tapped for Dean's List in both semesters of 2010-11 school year...named a CSCAA Men's Scholar Honorable Mention All-America.
2009-10 (Redshirt Sophomore): Named to 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2008-09 (Freshman): Qualified for the scoring team at the ACC Championships...swam personal bests at the conference meet in the 500 free (4:32.17) and the 100 fly (49.41) and 200 fly (1:47.80)...finished 11th in the ACC meet in the 200 fly...named to the 2008-09 ACC Academic Honor Roll...chosen for the 2008-09 All-ACC Academic Team.
Prep: Swam fly and free for the Walter Schroeder YMCA club team and at Brookfield High School...member of his high school's track and cross country teams...member of medley relay teams that hold the Wisconsin state records at the 200 and 400 distances...member of the 200 and 400 med-ley relay teams and 200 freestyle relay team that won titles the YMCA National Championships...member of national record holding relay team with Schroeder YMCA ...named MVP of his high school team three years in a row...named U.S. Swimming's Wisconsin state champion in the 100 and 200 fly events...named AP Scholar with distinction his junior year...named to the honor roll four years...scholastic All-America selection...member of the Spanish National Honor Society...graduated as a National AP Scholar.
Personal: Name is Victor Clement Leclere...son of Igor and Isabelle Leclere...was born December 8, 1989 in Melun, France... psychology major ...has two brothers...earned admission to Undergraduate Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC...majors in health policy and management in public health field...minors in medical anthropology...works as an undergraduate assistant in UNC Office of Global Health and UNC Water Institute...research assistant in UNC Department of Medical Anthropology.

18 Questions With Junior Victor Leclere
Section #1: Swimming & Diving
1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel swimmer is being surrounded by 30 of your best friends every day and supported by Carolina Athletics.
2. Since last year the aspect of my training I've worked on the most is building and improving on the mental aspects of swimming and athletics.
3. My greatest strength as a swimmer is my determination and drive.
Section #2: Hobbies & Interests
1. Away from the pool and academic pursuits I like to spend time outside with friends, reading, drawing, and listening to music.
2. The best movie I've seen recently is Life and Debt.
3. If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be soccer but I have better coordination in the water.
4. The music act I'd most like to see in person is Souleymane Faye.
5. The personal interest I have that might surprise my teammates is drawing.
Section #3: Food & Beverage
1. After a big meet, I'd like to eat at a buffet spread that included cream of mushroom soup, pasta, and an ice cream sandwich.
2. My favorite beverage is Bissap juice.
3. My favorite food made by a relative is Tomate Farci (meat in a hollowed tomato served with rice).
4. My favorite place to eat in Chapel Hill is Mediterranean Deli.
5. My favorite guilty pleasure food wise is cookies.
Section #4: Personality
1. If I possessed the gift of time travel I'd like to go back to my childhood.
2. My most prized personal possession is my cell phone.
3. If I could go to dinner with a famous person it would be Paul Farmer.
4. My dream job is Directing Manager of the International Monetary Fund or World Health Organization.
5. The most interesting person I've met at UNC is Benjamin Mason Meier, Global Health Policy Professor.