Jenna Zagoren

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Cherry Hill, N.J.
High School:
Cherry Hill West

Named co-captain for 2017-18

Why Brown Statement: "I chose Brown because once I arrived on campus, I never wanted to leave. It was the one recruiting trip that I felt instantly comfortable. The team, both men and women, act as one, and support each other through the thick and thin. On the academics side, Brown offers opportunities and freedom no other college can match, which is perfect for young adults searching for what they want to pursue."

Concentration: Public Health

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: Outside
Favorite food:  Pasta
Favorite dessert:  Insomnia Cookies
Favorite city: Philadelphia
Favorite athlete:  Wayne Simmonds
Favorite pro team: Philadelphia Flyers
Favorite movie or TV show:  Parks & Rec
Current favorite music artist:  Calvin Harris
Last book you read:  1984
Favorite restaurant in Providence:  Ten Prime Steak and Sushi
Favorite holiday:  Thanksgiving
Favorite activity outside the pool:  Reading
Who would star as you in a movie about your life:  Emma Stone
Person you’d like to have dinner with:  Chris Pratt
Travel destination:  New Zealand
Other sport you enjoy: Ping pong
Role model / someone you look up to: My older brothers
Something you cannot live without: My dogs
Favorite Brown building:  Granoff Center for the Creative Arts
Enjoyed this professor’s class: Hillary Levey Friedman
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear:  Ivy Championships 2017
Favorite quote:  "I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man." - Jay Z

2017-18: Competed in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the Ivy League Championships ... Finished fourth in the 100 backstroke against MIT.

2016-17: Tri-captain ... Was a member of the 200 medley relay team that broke the program record and swam the second fastest time ever at the Ivy League Championships ... Also on the relay team that broke the 200 freestyle relay at the Championships ... Finished 11th in both the 50 freestyle and the 100 backstroke at the Championships ... Swam the fifth fastest 50 freestyle (23.09) in school history ... Placed fifth in the 100 backstroke at Columbia and against Cornell.

2015-16: Finished sixth in the 100 backstroke, setting a school and personal record, and 21st in the 200 backstroke at the Ivy League Championships … Also competed in the 50 freestyle at the Championships, posting a personal best … Member of the 400 medley relay team (3:42.21) and the 200 medley relay team (1:40.26) that set schools record at the Ivy League Championships … Was a member of the 200 medley relay team that took first against UMass, Harvard/Penn, Columbia and Cornell … Recorded personal bests in the 200 IM at the Big Al Invite … Won the 100 backstroke against Columbia … Appeared in all six meets on the season.

2014-15: Placed 16^th in the 100 Back (:56.92) and 24^th in the 200 Back (2:04.71) at Ivy Championships ... Moved into 6^th All-Time at Brown in the 100 Back, 18^th All-Time in the 200 Back, and 24^th All-Time in the 50 Free ... Won the 100 Backstroke in the Bears’ dual meet win over Cornell.

Before Brown: All South Jersey Conference teams in all four years ... MVP Junior and Senior year ... NCSA Junior National Finalist in the 50 and 100 backstroke ... Jersey Wahoos Swim Club Record Holder in the 100 backstroke ... Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... School Record Holder in 100 back, 200 medley relay, and 400 free relay ... Named Valedictorian and Scholasitc All-American ... Member of NHS and Spanish National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Jay and Karen ... Brothers Dan and Andy attended Emory University and Carnegie Mellon respectively ... Went to Cherry Hill High School West.

Personal Records
Event	Time	Date
50 Free	23.09	2/16/2017
100 Free	48.81	1/13/2018
100 Back	55.28	12/19/2016
200 Back	2:03.50	2/19/2015
200 IM	2:06.93	12/4/2015