Aja Grande

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Honolulu, Hawaii
High School:
Iolani School

Why Brown Statement: "Brown fosters a community of open and caring attitudes. I love that students are able to dip into different fields and craft their major to a personal fit."

Concentration: Science and Society

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: A Whiter Shade of Pale
Favorite food: Indian Food
Favorite dessert: Ice cream sandwiches
Favorite city: Honolulu
Favorite athlete: Korby Simpson
Favorite movie or TV show: Rick and Morty
Current favorite music artist: Phoenix
Last book you read: In the Miso Soup
Favorite restaurant in Providence: Sno Tea Cafe
Favorite holiday: Cinco de Mayo
Favorite activity outside the pool: Dancing
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: Amy Poehler
Person you’d like to have dinner with: Jon Stewart
Travel destination: Livingston Island
Other sport you enjoy: Kayaking
Role model / someone you look up to: Amal Clooney
Something you cannot live without: the ability to listen to music
Favorite Brown building: UEL (Urban Enviornmental Laboratory)
Enjoyed this professor’s class: Bhrigupati Singh
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear: Ivy League Championships 2015
Favorite quote: Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that - Broken Social Scene

2015-16: Set a personal best in the 50 freestyle, placing 12th at the Ivy League Championships … Also competed in the 100 freestyle at the Championships … Member of the 200 freestyle relay team that set a school record at the Ivy League Championships (1:31.86) … Finished first in the 100 freestyle against Harvard/Penn and Cornell … Won the 100 butterfly at Cornell … Grabbed the top spot in the 50 freestyle against UMass and took second in the 100 freestyle … Member of the 400 freestyle relay team that took first versus Harvard/Penn and at Colgate … Member of the 200 freestyle team that placed first against UMass ... Placed second in the 50 freestyle at Cornell and versus Columbia … Competed in all six meets on the season.

2014-15: Part of a school record-setting 400 Freestyle Relay at Ivy Championships (3:20.61) ... Finished 10^th in the 100 Free (50.48), 13^th in the 50 Free (23.37), and 24^th in the 100 Breast at Ivy Championships ... Moved into Brown’s All-Time Top-25 List in the 50 Free (7^th), 100 Free (7^th), 100 Back (8^th), 100 Breast (17^th), and 200 IM (13^th) ... Won the 100 Breast in Bears’ dual meet win over Cornell ... Won the 100 Breast and 100 Free in the Bears’ dual meet win over UMass ... Won the 50 Free in Brown’s dual meet victory over Northeastern.

Before Brown: Named 1st Team All-Star and I Club Award Winner for athletic ability and good sportsmanship ... Received Berit Mexia Peace Essay Award and Iolani Performing Arts Department Academic Award ... Earned Cum Laude Certificate for Outstanding Performance in the National Latin Exam ... Represented Hawaii in the Oceania Games ... Besides swimming, enjoys admiring mountains and surfing.

Personal: Enjoys Playing Guitar, Hiking, Ultimate Frisbee, and Body Boarding ... concentrating in Science and Society.

Personal Records
Event	Time	Date
50 Free	23.13	2/18/2016
100 Free	50.48	2/19/2015
100 Back	56.48	12/5/2014
100 Breast	1:05.74	12/5/2014
100 Fly	54.99	2/19/2016
200 IM	2:04.39	12/5/2014