Brianne Dwyer
Brianne Dwyer
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Hicksville, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Saint Anthony's
  • Major:
    Communication
  • Event(s):
    Breaststroke

Bio

As a senior: Completed her career as one of Bryant's top breast strokers ... Earned finals appearances in the 100 and 200 breast and the 200 IM at the NEC Championships ... Finished fifth in the 100 breast with a time of 1:05.39, 12th in the 200 breast (2:25.30) and 14th in the 200 IM (2:12.17) ... Excelled against Saint Francis Brooklyn, winning the 500 free (5:35.42) and finishing second in the 100 free (56.70) ... Earned a second-place finish in the 100 breast and a third-place finish in the 200 breast against Vermont.

As a junior: Put together a strong junior season, leading the Bulldogs in the breast events ... Finaled in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM at the NEC Championships ... Finished fourth in the 100 breast, breaking her own school record with a time of 1:06.80 ... Also 11th in the 200 breast and 12th in the 200 IM ... Member of silver-medal winning 200 medley relay and bronze-medal winning 400 medley relay team ... Named Northeast Conference Swimmer of the Week on Feb. 7 after winning her first two event of the season vs. Holy Cross (Feb. 4) ... Earned four second-place finishes and three third-place finishes in the 100 breast ... Also earned third place in the 200 breast vs. Boston College (Oct. 14) with a season-best time of 2:35.38 ... Finished second in the 100 breast in three-straight events, Providence (Nov. 9), Siena (Nov. 12) and Vermont (Nov. 20) ... Swam a season-best 1:08.94 vs. the Friars ... Also competed in the 50, 100 and 200 free and the 200 IM.

As a sophomore: Broke here own school record in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing fourth with a time of 1:06.85 at the NEC Championships ... Put forth a solid showing at the Dartmouth Invitational where she recorded a top time in the 50-yard freestyle (26.08) ... Had a strong outing against Fairfield (11/20/10), where she finished the 100-yard breastroke in 1:08.78 and the 200-yard breastroke in 2:30.20 ... Registered a season-best time in the 200-yard IM against Boston College (10/15/10), a season-high in the 50-yard breastroke in a tri-meet against BU and Maine (10/23/10), and a year-best in the 500-yard freestyle against Sacred Heart (1/19/11) ... Generated a top time in the 100-yard freestyle (56.36) against Stony Brook (1/22/11).

As a freshman: Brianne made a big splash in her first season with the Bulldogs ... She swam in the 200 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, and the 200 IM ... Set a school record in the 100 breaststroke at the NEC Championships ... Member of four record-holding relay teams; the 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay ... She posted her season best times in the 50 and 100 freestyle at the NEC Championships. 

Before Bryant: Swam four years for the Friars of St. Anthony's High School ... League MVP her sophomore year ... All-league performer in 2009 ... Academic Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Dan and Ginna Dwyer ... Born on March 28, 1991 in Houston, Texas ... Has twin sisters that swim at Colgate and Villanova.