American University

   
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2011-12: Named All-Patriot League Second Team… selected as the women’s team MVP … honored onthe Academic All-Patriot League Team … selected as thePatriot League Female Swimmer of the Week on December 5 for herperformance in a dual meet against Howard … registered 32points at the Patriot League Championships, 29th-most in theconference … came in second in the 100 free (51.53) at thePLs … earned a fifth-place result in the 50 free (23.92) anda 16th-place effort in the 200 free (1:57.12) at the Patriot LeagueChampionships … graduates with the second-fastest time inprogram history in the 50 free and third all-time in the 100 free… honored on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2010-11: Named the team’s 2010-11 mostimproved swimmer … honored to the inaugural AcademicAll-Patriot League Team … Reeves Aquatic Center pool recordholder in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.86 at the Eagle Invite… member of AU’s school-record 200 free relay(1:35.61) set at the Patriot League Championships … anchoredthe Patriot League Champion 400 medley relay with a time of 51.03,as well as the AU program-record and Patriot League runner-up 200medley relay with a 22.81 … swam a lifetime-best 23.55 inthe preliminaries of the 50 free, earning an eighth-place finish inthe championship final and ranking second-fastest on the AUall-time top-10 list for that event … registered acareer-best 51.31 in the 100 freestyle prelims at the PLs,finishing fourth in the championship final and rankingthird-fastest in program history … finished in 16th place inthe 200 freestyle with a lifetime-best preliminary time of 1:54.90… finished first in the 100 free (54.45) and third in the 50free (24.83) against George Washington and Catholic … wonthe 50 free (24.39) and 100 free (53.31) at the Bison Invitational... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the thirdseason ... recieved Dean''s List honors in the spring semester.

2009-10: Named one of the team''s most improvedswimmers following the season ... recorded personal-best times inthe 50 free (24.09), 100 free (52.91), and 200 free (1:56.50) atthe Patriot League Championships …currently third in the 50free (24.09) and eighth in the 100 free (52.91) on AU’sall-time top ten list  … member of the 200 free relay,200 medley relay, 400 free relay, and 800 free relay teams at thePLs … member of 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teamsthat hold school records … swam a season-best of 1:05.88 inthe 100 back at the George Mason Invite … also earnedseason-bests in the 200 backstroke and the 500 freestyle vs.Catholic and George Washington, registering times of 2:25.48 and5:43.34, respectively … placed on the Patriot LeagueAcademic Honor Roll for second time.

2008-09: Placed 14th in the 50 freestyle at thePatriot League Championship with a time of 24.18 ... recorded aseason high time of 53.65 in the 100 Freestyle at the PatriotLeague Championships ... time of 1:04.15 in the 100 backstroke atthe Patriot League Championships was a season best ... named to thePatriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Swam for two years in high school... was a finalist in the CIF championships as a junior and senior... holds school record in 50 and 100 free ... named team MVP ...was also a member of Red Cross Club and National Honor Society ...participated in Dor V''Dor mother-daughter volunteer group.

Personal: Daughter of Peter Breen and Rita Lao... has three siblings, Ilana, Talya, and Samuel ... majoring inhealth promotion.