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2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Avital Brodski
Jim Pierce

Kierstin Chu

  • Position Backstroke
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New York, N.Y.
  • Highschool Hackley School

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
50Y Back 27.23 (Nov. 16, 2018)
100Y Back 56.59 (Feb. 26, 2016)
200Y Back 2:00.71 (Feb. 27, 2016)

2018-2019: Finished seventh in both the 200Y medley relay (1:51.38) and the 100Y backstroke (59.65) at the Boston University tri meet (Oct. 6) ... Came in third in the 100Y backstroke (59.07) and fourth in the 200Y medley relay (1:49.68) and fifth in the 200Y backstroke (2:07.71) against Columbia (Nov. 3) ... Finished fifth in both the 200Y backstroke (2:03.84) and the 100Y backstroke (57.03) at the Terrier Invitational (Nov. 16-18) ...Came in fourth in both the 200Y medley relay (1:52.09) and the 100Y backstroke (1:00.15) as well as third in the 200Y backstroke (2:07.82) at the South Championship meet (Dec. 8) ... Finished third in the 200Y backstroke (2:10.14) fifth in the 100Y backstroke (59.70)  and seventh in the 200Y medley relay (1:50.50) at the Drexel tri meet (Jan. 5) ... Championed the 200Y medley relay (1:50.19) and placed second in both the 100Y backstroke (58.90) and the 200Y backstroke (2:07.97) and third in the 200Y freestyle relay (1:42.50) at the senior day against Vermont (Jan. 12) ... Placed third in both the 100Y backstroke (59.54) and the 200Y medley relay (1:51.31) at Central Connecticut State (Jan. 26). 

2017-18: Took second in both the 100Y back (59.27) and 200Y back (2:09.66) against Wagner at NU’s parents and alumnae weekend (Oct. 6-7)… Placed 6th in the 100Y back (1:01.70) and 5th in the 200Y back (2:12.99) at James Madison (Oct. 21)… Finished 6th in the 100Y back (59.27) and 5th in the 200Y back (2:10.39) against Boston University (Nov. 8)… Earned a time of 58.13 in the 100Y breast and 2:02.92 in the 200Y back at the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 17)… Took 5th in the 100Y back (1:00.31) and 3rd in the 200Y back (2:08.70) at New Hampshire (Dec. 2)… Finished 6th in the 100Y back (1:02.08) and 5th in the 200Y back (2:11.85) at Vermont (Jan. 13)… Placed 3rd in the 100Y back (59.33) and 2nd in the 200Y back (2:07.69) against Central Connecticut (Jan. 20)… Earned a time of 59.62 in the 100Y butterfly at the Boston University Winter Open (Feb. 9-10)

2016-17: Earned a pair of fourth place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:50.41) and the 100 backstroke (59.55) and placed second in the 200 backstroke (2:07.99) at Boston University (Oct. 1)… Placed fourth in the 100 backstroke (59.23) and 200 backstroke (2:07.75) vs. James Madison and New Hampshire (Oct. 22)

2015-16: Won the 200 backstroke (2:09.40) against Wagner (Sept. 26) ... Snagged third place in the 100 backstroke (58.29) and fifth place in the 200 medley relay (1:50.89) at the George Mason Quad Meet (Oct. 31) ... Finished third in the 200 medley relay (1:50.72) and second in the 200 backstroke (2:08.60) vs. MIT (Nov. 6) ... Took first place in the 200 medley relay (1:48.15) and the 50 backstroke (27.71) vs. LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 30) ...
Finished fifth in the 50 fly with a personal best of 27.32 at the Connecticut Husky Open (Feb. 6) ... Finished fifteenth in the 100 backstroke (56.91) at the CAA Championships (Feb. 26).

Personal: Plans to major in Business Administration and Interactive Media.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Backstroke
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Backstroke
  • 2017-18Junior

    Backstroke
  • 2018-19Senior

    Backstroke
    5'9"