Julia Feord

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Senior
Position:
Diving
Hometown:
Royal Oak, Mich.
High School:
Cranbrook Kingswood

Why Brown Statement: “I chose Brown because it offers a great balance between academics and athletics. I am very excited to be able to grow into such an inviting and talented team, while also benefiting from the challenging, yet open curriculum."

Concentration: Health and Human Biology

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: Hey Look Ma, I Made It
Favorite food: Saganaki
Favorite dessert:  Strawberry shortcake
Favorite city: Charlevoix, MI
Favorite athlete: Simone Biles
Favorite pro team: Detroit Tigers
Favorite movie or TV show:  The Lion King 1½
Current favorite music artist: Maroon 5
Last book you read:  Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Favorite restaurant in Providence: The Malted Barley
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Favorite activity outside the pool: Procrastinating
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: Emma Watson
Person you’d like to have dinner with: Alexander the Great
Travel destination: A fjord
Other sport you enjoy: Inner tube water polo
Role model / someone you look up to: Jim Pyrch
Something you cannot live without: Adorable puppy videos on Instagram
Favorite Brown building: The Nelson
Enjoyed this professor’s class: Dr. Richard Bungiro
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear: Bruno Invite 2018
Favorite quote: “There are plenty of ways to enter a pool. The stairs is not one of them.” - Anonymous

2021-22: Competed in eight meets for the Bears ... Led the Bears in both the 1-meter and the 3-meter at the NCAA Zone Championships ... Competed in both the 1-meter and 3-meter at the Ivy League Championships ... Placed third in both events against Dartmouth and Princeton to start the season ... Earned a win in the 1-meter and a third-place finish in the 3-meter at Penn ... Won both events against Yale ... Earned wins in both events with NCAA Zone Qualifying scores in both events at the Bruno Invitational ... Won the 3-meter and finished second in the 1-meter against Columbia.

2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019-20: Competed in all eight meets for the Bears … Led Brown in both the 1M and 3M at NCAA Zones … Participated in both the 1M and 3M at the Ivy League Championships … Scored a personal best 283.65 in the 1M against Columbia, winning the event … Finished second in the 1M and third in the 3M at Cornell … Took third in the 1M at Harvard … Won the 1M and placed third in the 3M against UConn … Claimed a victory in the 1M and came in third in the 3M at Penn … Placed second in both the 1M and 3M at Yale.

2018-19: Finished 14th in the 3M at the Ivy League Championships ... Took first in the 1M and second in the 3M against Cornell ... Finished sixth in the 1M at the Bruno Invitational ... Placed second in the 3M and fourth in the 1M versus Rutgers and Wagner ... Competed in all six meets for the Bears.

2017-18: Competed in all six meets on the season ... Finished fourth in the 1M and fifth in the 3M against Columbia.

Before Brown: Competed in diving at Cranbrook Kingswood ... Three-time league champion and two-time regional champion and all-state selection ... Named All-County and Catholic League Scholar-Athlete ... Received the 2014 Coaches Award ... Also competed for Legacy Diving OU ... Cum laude ... Recipient of The Jessica Sinclaire Dance Award and The Strickland Award for dance choreography ... Made the honor roll.

Personal: Daughter of Johnna and Joseph Feord ... Has two siblings, Jacob and James.