Elly Vitek

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Western Springs, Ill.
High School:
Lyons Township High School

Named tri-captain for 2016-17.

Why Brown Statement: "I chose Brown because when I first stepped onto the campus, I knew that this is the place I wanted to be. I fell in love with the school and all of the opportunities it has to offer. The team was welcoming and friendly right from the beginning and the great coaches and incredible training facilities made choosing Brown that much easier. I can't imagine myself anywhere else!"

Concentration: Environmental Science

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: Fight Song
Favorite food: Mac and Cheese
Favorite dessert: sugar cookies
Favorite city: Chicago
Favorite athlete: Jonathan Toews
Favorite pro team: The Blackhawks
Favorite movie or TV show: Gilmore Girls
Current favorite music artist: The 1975
Last book you read: Gone Girl
Favorite restaurant in Providence: Anywhere on Federal Hill
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Favorite activity outside the pool: Hanging out with friends
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: Jennifer Lawrence
Person you’d like to have dinner with: Amy Schumer
Travel destination: Edinburgh, Scotland
Other sport you enjoy: Soccer
Role model / someone you look up to: My sister
Something you cannot live without: leggings
Favorite Brown building: Sidney Frank
Enjoyed this professor’s class: Jon Witman
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear: Ivy Championships freshman year
Favorite quote: "Hakuna Matata" -Timon and Pumbaa

2016-17: Competed in four meets on the season ... Won the 200 freestyle against Cornell ... Also finished fifth in the 500 freestyle at Columbia.

2015-16: Competed in the 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships … Recorded second-place finishes in the 500 freestyle and 1000 freestyle against UMass … Finished third in the 1000 freestyle against Columbia and in the 100 freestyle at Yale … Appeared in all six meets on the season.

2014-15: Finished 12^th in the 500 Free (4:54.78), 12^th in the 200 Free (1:51.16), and 22^nd in the 200 Back (2:04.03) at Ivy Championships ... Moved into Brown’s All-Time Top 25 in the 200 Free (13^th), 500 Free (7^th), and 200 Back (12^th) ... Won the 1000 and 500 Freestyle in dual meet win against Northeastern.

2013-14: Competed in three events at the Ivy League Championships; 200 Free (24^th), 500 Free, and the 1000 Free (25^th) … Swam the 21^st fastest 1000 Free in school history (10:21.79) at the Ivy League Championships … Finished seventh in the 500 Free against Columbia.

Before Brown: Graduated from Lyons Township High School where she was an honor roll student … A member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society … Earned four varsity letters as a member of the Lyons Township High School swim team, captaining the team during her senior year … Three-time selection to the All-State and All-Conference team … Won three consecutive sectional titles in the 200 free and one in the 100 free … Earned All-American accolades during her junior and senior year … Holds school records in the 100 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay … Also competed on the school’s state championship water polo team during her freshman year … Received the school’s Hubbard/McKee Award as the best female student-athlete in the class of 2013 … Swims for Westmont Swim Club … Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.

Personal: Ellyn Vitek is the daughter of Christina and Michael Vitek of Western Springs, Illinois … She has three younger siblings, Kimmy, Jeffrey and AJ … Enjoys reading, traveling and running.

Personal Records
Event	Time	Date
100 Free	52.72	12/5/2014
200 Free	1:51.16	2/19/2015
500 Free	4:54.78	2/19/2015
1000 Free	10:21.79	2/20/2014
1650 Free	17:36.35	12/8/2013
200 Back	2:02.71	12/5/2014