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2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

Kelly Bruen

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Staten Island
  • Hometown Staten Island, N.Y.

Biography

Top Scores  - CollegeSwimming.com

2024-25 (Sophomore): Swam in the backstroke events and the 50 freestyle at the Patriot League Championships… Reached the B Finals in the 100 back and placed 11th (56.67), shaving 0.16 seconds off her prelim time… Captured second place – behind teammate Haley Robinson – in the 50 backstroke (27.47) vs. Mount St. Mary’s… Set a personal best and touched the wall in third place in the 100 backstroke (56.58) at the H2ounds Invitational… Accumulated 65 points in that meet, also scoring in the 50 freestyle and 200 backstroke… Won the 100 back in the tri-meet vs. Lehigh and Colgate and in the Thomas Murphy Invitational  

2023-24 (First Year): Recorded personal bests in both backstroke events, buoying the Greyhounds’ efforts in the Patriot League Championships… Placed ninth in the 100 backstroke (56.67) and 19th in the 200 back (2:04.54) to amass 26 points for her squad… Also swam the 50 freestyle in Annapolis… Participated in ten meets during the season… Earned her first collegiate victory in the 100 backstroke in the meet vs. American/Colgate.  

Before Loyola: Graduated from Saint Joseph Hill Academy where she was a four-year letterwinner in both swimming and softball… Co-captain of the swimming team as a senior… Broke the GCHSAA 100 backstroke record and had the best time in both the GCHSAA and PSAL in 2022-23… Won ever individual swimming race after her freshman year… Millie Tavaras Award for placing first in both of her GCHSAA individual events… MVP of her swimming team in 2021 and 2022… Starting catcher for her varsity softball team and co-captain as a junior and senior… Swam for Trident Aquatic Club… Arizona and Texas Speedo Sectional Meet qualifier… Had Metropolitan Swimming Top-25 Quifier times in the 100 back, 100 free, 100 butterfly, 200 back and 50 free.
 
Personal: Daughter of Jill and John Bruen… Has an older brother, Jake… Volunteered for the Special Olympics Club and organized an Autism Walk for her high school… Assisted in coordinating fundraising events for Autism awareness that drew more than $10,000… Tutored peers in math subjects… Member of the National Honor Society.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

  • 2025-26Junior