STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS
BRITTANY ROSPIERSKI CARE E R BE ST TIME S: 10 0 Breast . 200 Breast 200 Bac k . . 200 IM . . . .
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Senior Breaststroke, Backstroke, IM Valley View, Ohio • Hawken HS
1:02.97 2:16.22 2:02.77 2:03.99
PER SO NAL 201 1-1 2 (J UN IOR) Proficient in the backstroke and the breaststroke... Placed third in the 100yard breaststroke, with a time of 1:07.31, in a dual with Illinois (10/30)... Finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke, with a time of 1:06.18, in a dual with Missouri (11/11)... Picked up a first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, in a dual with Nebraska-Omaha (11/19), with a time of 1:05.89... Placed first in the 50-meter long course breaststroke, with a time of 35.62, at the Mayaguez Invite (1/7)... Picked up a pair of second-place finishes in the 100 (1:05.36) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:23.69), and a third-place finish in the 200-yard IM (2:08.19), in a dual against Nebraska (1/14)... Finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke, with a time of 1:05.83, in a dual against Arkansas (1/21)... Picked up a second-place finish in the 150yard breaststroke (1:44.05) and third in the 50-yard breaststroke (30.80), in a dual at Iowa State (2/3-4)... Set career-best times in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.97, 12th), the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.22, 9th) and the 200-yard IM (2:03.09, 16th) and swam the second leg on the 200-yard medley relay team that placed fourth (4.41.68) at the Big 12 Championships (2/22-25).
201 0-11 ( SO PH OM ORE) Swam a career best time of 2:19.71 and finished 15th in the 200 yard breast stroke at the 2011 Big 12 Championships in Austin, Texas. Also compiled two season best times in Austin in the 100 breast stroke (1:03.97, 13th place) and the 200 backstroke (2:03.40)... Took fifth in 100 yard breaststroke, with 1:08.34 time against Arkansas... Led team to first place finish in 200 yard medley relay against Vanderbilt... Claimed fourth in 100 breaststroke (1:07.29), in same meet... Finished third in 50 meter breaststroke (34.79), in Orange Bowl Swim Classic... Swam to third place finish against Drury/ North Dakota in 100 breast stroke with 1:07.22 time... Had one of the top five fastest times on her team in four different events during the 2010-11 season.
200 9-10 (F RE S HM AN) Placed 20th in the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.82) at the Big 12 Championships, while recording her career-best time in that event during the preliminary round (2:02.77)... Took 23rd in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.98) at the same meet... Earned second place in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.68) against Nebraska... Placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.70) and the 100 breaststroke (1:08.46) vs. Drury... Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2009
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Born in Valley View, Ohio... Parents are Rick and Eileen Rospierski... A sports management major.
GETTING TO KN OW BRITTA N Y: Reason you chose KU: The team Favorite sport to watch other than swimming: Hockey Favorite sport to compete in other than swimming: Volleyball Favorite Big 12 city to visit other than Lawrence: Austin, Texas Songs at the top of my iPod playlist are: All songs by Wiz Khalifa Favorite food: Cream cheese pizza Farthest you have ever traveled: Thailand Teammate most likely to make me laugh: Brooke Brull Teammate most likely to motivate me: Rebecca Swank Time your alarm clock is set for during swim season: 5:27 a.m. Favorite thing to do when not training: Nap Describe yourself in one word: Blunt