Athlete Profiles
Brittany Rospierski Junior Breaststroke, IM, Backstroke Valley View, Ohio • Hawken School 2010-11 (Sophomore): Swam a career-best time of 2:19.71 and finished 15th in the 200-yard breaststroke at the 2011 Big 12 Championships in Austin, Texas... Also compiled two season-best times at the conference meet in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.97, 13th place) and the 200 backstroke (2:03.40)... Took fifth in 100-yard breaststroke with her 1:08.34 time against Arkansas... Led team to first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay against Vanderbilt... Claimed fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.29) in same meet... Finished third in the 50-meter breaststroke (34.79) in Orange Bowl Swim Classic... Swam to a third-place finish against Drury/North Dakota in 100 breaststroke 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. 2009-10 (Freshman): Recorded her career-best time in the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.7) preliminary round at the Big 12 Championships, where placed 20th overall with a time of 2:02.82… 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 Career Best Times the 100-yard backstroke 100 Breast............1:03.97 (2011 Big 12’s) (1:00.70) and the 100 breaststroke 200 Breast........ 2:19.71 (2011 Big 12’s) (1:08.46) vs. Drury… Named 200 Back........... .2:02.77 (2010 Big 12’s) to the Big 12 C ommissioner’s 200 IM.............. .2:05.69 (2011 Big 12’s) Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2009. High School (Hawken): Three-year letterwinner for swimming... A 2008 Olympic trial qualifier and participant... Holds the state record in the 100-meter breaststroke... Was a conference, sectional, district and state champion in the 100-meter breast during the 2008 and 2009 seasons... was first-place finisher in the 100 breaststroke, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay and a secondplace finisher in the 200 free relay her senior year... Received the 2009 Old Board Award, given for talent and promising leadership in a senior. Personal: Born in Valley View, Ohio... Parents are Rick and Eileen Rospierski... A sports management major.
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Getting to Know Brittany Reason you chose KU:
The entire team
Favorite Food:
Cream cheese pizza
Favorite sport to compete in other than swimming: Volleyball Farthest you have ever traveled:
Thailand
Song at the top of my iPod:
“All” (Wiz Khalifa)
Time your alarm clock is set for:
5:27 a.m.
Teammate most likely to make me laugh: Teammate most likely to motivate me: Favorite KU tradition:
Brooke Brull Rebecca Swank
The Rock Chalk Chant