Lethbridge swimmer ecstatic to join Ivy League swim team at Harvard

Harvard is no longer an out-of-this world dream, but a reality for one local Chinook High School student and competitive swimmer.

Joshua Freund, a top-ranked provincial swimmer, got the acceptance call from Harvard just last Wednesday. After meeting with a recruiter last year, Freund expressed a dreamy interest in the Ivy League university, not really believing it could be a reality for him.

“When she asked me what my dream school was, the one that I would absolutely want to go to… my first response was Harvard,” Freud said.

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“I never really imagined that I would have this opportunity to actually go there. I thought it was just a dream.”

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However, this was one dream that the university was happy to help come true. Freund was officially accepted and offered full tuition coverage of more than $65,000 per year.

And the icing on the cake? Freund will also get to swim for the Crimson team.

“I started communicating with the head coach of the swim team last January,” Freund said, “and I just loved everything that he had to say about the team.”

Freund will be starting at Harvard in August, where he will also be focusing on engineering.

“I’m beyond excited,” Freund said, smiling. “It’s just unbelievable.”