Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships Blog

Hawkeye swimmer Andrej Lenert is no stranger to athletic or academic awards, but this past week saw him garner a National Science Foundation Fellowship.
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Lenert is graduating next month as a mechanical engineering major at the top of his class. Just for good measure, he has a concentration on renewable forms of energy and a minor in mathematics. Since committing to the Iowa swimming team in 2004, the Ontario, Canada, native has spent the last four years accepting award after award, both in the water and in the classroom. To name a few, he has already been named to the UI’s Dean’s List and academic all-Big Ten, where he was one of only five Big Ten swimmers to hold a grade point average of 4.0 or better. Along with these honors, he is also Rhodes Dunlap Collegiate Scholar and earned the Valedictorian Scholarship and the Iowa Scholars Award.
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“Swimming gives so much balance and great chance to get away from school for awhile,” Lenert explained. “It’s a stress-free environment for me and requires a whole different kind of work ethic that is refreshing. I actually had to miss the Canadian Olympic trials while making some graduate school visits, but I was sure to take a look at the pools and can hopefully become a graduate assistant coach wherever I end up.”