Brittany Szekely

Position:
Freestyle
Class:
Senior
High School:
Loyola Sacred Heart
Hometown:
Missoula, Mont.

2013-14: Placed seventh at the MAC Championships in the 50 freestyle after recording a time of 23.15 in the prelims to qualify fifth … Advanced to the consolation finals at the MAC Championships in the 100 freestyle, finishing 11^th … Broke the school record as part of the 400 freestyle relay team that finished second at the MAC Championships in 3:20.49 … Part of the 200 freestyle relay team that placed third at the MAC Championships … Was member of the 200 medley relay team that placed sixth at the MAC Championships … Also represented BGSU at the MAC Championships in the 100 backstroke … Won the TYR Invitational in the 50 freestyle, placing first in both the prelims and the finals … Won the 50 freestyle in five of the six dual meets that she competed in the event … Won the 100 freestyle in a dual meet at Marshall … Won the TYR Invitational as the anchor leg in the 200 freestyle relay … Won dual meets at Michigan State and at Marshall in the 200 freestyle relay … Won the 400 freestyle relay in both dual meets she competed in … Picked up three victories in dual meets in the 200 medley relay and added a win in the 400 medley relay as well.

2012-13: Set a BGSU record in the 100 freestyle, swimming a time of 50.31 at the 2012 U.S. Winter Nationals ... also recorded a career best and second-fastest time in school history of 23.14 in the 50 freestyle at the same meet ... swam on two school-record setting relays at the MAC Championships, as the 400 freestyle relay (3:23.78) finished fifth overall and the 400 medley relay (3:41.00) finished second ... also swam in BGSU's fourth-place 200 freestyle relay ... finished 13th with a career-best time of 55.80 in the 100 butterfly finals ... finished 16th in the 100 freestyle finals ... advanced to the "B" final and finished ninth overall with BGSU's 200 medley relay team at U.S. Winter Nationals ... finished 14th overall at Nationals with the Falcons' 400 free relay team ... notched an impressive seven top-three finishes at the TYR Invitational, earning wins with BGSU's 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and 200 medley relay, along with two second-place finishes in the 50 freestyle and 100 fly and third place in the 100 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay ... was a key contributor to BGSU's relays during the season, earning 12 combined top-three finishes in the 200- and 400 free relay and 200- and 400 medley relay ... also earned 12 top-three individual finishes, swimming the 50- and 100 free and 100 fly, including first-place finishes at Youngstown State (50, 100 free).

2011-12: Placed in four events at TPSC Invitational in December ... won 50 free (0:23.66) ... set season-best time in 100 free prelims (0:51.85) then finished fifth in championship heat (0:52.59) ... finished 14th in 100 butterfly (0:58.41) ... earned 24th place in only 200 free swim of her season (1:58.13) ... at MAC Championships, placed 13th (0:23.49) in 50 free and 16th (0:56.86) in 100 fly after setting career records in both events during prelim heats ... won 100 free versus Youngstown State and finished third a total of five times during dual meet schedule.

2010-11: Earned two spots on BGSU's all-time top-ten performance lists in first MAC Championships appearance ... tied for second in BGSU history with 0:23.41 swim in the 50-free, which earned ninth overall in MAC final ... swam sixth-best MAC time in prelims of 100-free (0:51.11) for second-best mark in Falcon annals ... was opening leg for 200-free relay team that placed second and set BGSU record (1:32.37) at MAC Championships ... fell just shy of Falcons' top-ten list for 100 butterfly with 0:57.00 time at MACs ... finished second in 50-free four times during dual meet schedule ... placed fourth (0:23.89) in 50-free at 2010 EMU Invitational.

High school: Personal bests: 0:52.86 (100 Free - 2009 PN Western Region Speedo Championship Series), 0:23.95 (50 Free - 2010 PN Washington Open) ... club team: Missoula YMCA Swim Team.

Personal: Full name is Brittany Katalin Szekely ... daughter of Peter and Diane Szekely ... born June 2, 1991 ... is the oldest of six: four brothers and one sister Peter, John, Michael, Joe, and Bridget ... Interpersonal Communications Major ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.12 through the Spring 2013 semester ... her aunt, Andrea Szekely, is a former BGSU school record holder and a member of the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame.

Personal Bests
50 Freestyle: 23.14, at US Winter Nationals (11/29/12)
100 Freestyle: 50.31, at US Winter Nationals (12/1/12)
200 Freestyle: 1:56.47, at TPSC Invitational prelims (12/2/11)
100 Butterfly: 55.80, at MAC Championships (3/1/13)
50 Backstroke: 28.26, at TYR Invitational prelims (11/24/13)
100 Backstroke: 57.78, at MAC Championships (2/28/14)