Brie McDowell
Brie McDowell
Height: 5-9
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Wilton, Conn.
High School: Hatboro-Horsham (Pa.)
College: Richmond
Position: Back/Free
Major: Biology

2007-08: CAC Swimmer of the Week ... CACs: 100 back CAC champion (59.84) ... 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay CAC champion as lead-off ... second team All-CAC in 200 back (2:09.51) ... second team All-CAC as lead-off for 400 free relay ... third team All-CAC in 50 free (24.76).

2006-07: NCAAs: Two honorable mention NCAA All-America awards, becoming first-ever Seahawk - male or female - earn such an honor ... ninth in 100 back (57.85) and 200 back (2:05.12) ... 27th in 200 IM (2:10.29) ... CACs: CAC Swimmer of the Year ... 100 back CAC champion ... 200 back CAC champion ... second team All-CAC as lead-off for 200 medley relay and 400 free relay ... CAC Swimmer of the Week three times ... two-time SMCM Athlete of the Month (December and March).

University of Richmond (2005-06): A-10 Championships: Third-place finish in 100 back (57.69) ... earned fifth-place honors in 50 free with a season-best 24.28 ... came in seventh in 200 back (2:06.28) ... helped the Spiders log a first-place finish in 400 medley relay (3:50.14) ... part of second-place 200 medley relay ... member of fourth-place 200 free relay ... placed among Spiders' all-time Top 10 in 100 back with performance at A-10 Championships.

Hatboro-Horsham Senior HS: Member of the varsity swim team all four years ... served as team captain ... garnered All-District, All-South Eastern Pennsylvania, All-Pennsylvania and All-America honors ... has times of 23.99 in the 50 free and 27.31 in the 50 back ... sports bests of 58.16 in the 100 back and 53.36 in the 100 free ... has a personal best of 2:09.75 in the 200 back and 1:57.19 in the 200 free.

Personal: Briana Leigh McDowell ... born March 1, 1987 in Abington, Pa. ... daughter of Karen and Bob McDowell.