Jessie Blake-West

Class:
Senior
Position:
Free, Fly
Hometown:
Belmont, Mass.
High School:
Belmont High School

Why Brown Statement: “I chose Brown because it's the perfect balance of amazing academics and a strong swimming program. The team, coaching staff, and school community create a welcoming environment where I can't wait to spend the next four years!”

Concentration: Cognitive Neuroscience

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: God is a Woman
Favorite food: Sourdough bread
Favorite dessert: All chocolate
Favorite city: Boston
Favorite athlete: Simone Manuel
Favorite pro team: Red Sox
Favorite movie or TV show: Imitation Game
Current favorite music artist:  Big Wild
Last book you read: Brain on Fire
Favorite restaurant in Providence: Rosalina
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Favorite activity outside the pool: Sleeping
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: Beyonce
Person you’d like to have dinner with:  Obama <3
Travel destination: Croatia was fun
Other sport you enjoy: Ping pong
Role model / someone you look up to: My Mom
Something you cannot live without: My water bottle
Favorite Brown building: Greenhouse on top of 85 Waterman
Enjoyed this professor’s class: David Rangel
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear:  Bruno Invitational 2016
Favorite quote: "If I can't scuba, then what's this all been about?"

2019-20: Competed in three meets for the Bears … Finished seventh in the 50 freestyle against Columbia … Took sixth in the 100 butterfly at Yale.

2018-19: Competed in three meets for the Bears ... Finished fifth in both the 100 butterfly and the 50 freestyle against Harvard and Penn.

2017-18: Finished 10th in the 50 freestyle and 13th in the 100 butterfly at the Ivy League Championships ... Was a member of the 200 freestyle relay team that set a school record at Ivies ... Also competed in the 200 butterfly at the Championships ... Participated in five meets on the season ... Finished fourth in the 100 butterfly at Cornell ... Came in fourth in the 200 butterfly versus Columbia ... Placed fourth in the 50 freestyle against Harvard and Penn ... Finished third in the 100 butterfly and fourth in the 50 freestyle versus MIT.

2016-17: Member of the 200 freestyle relay team that broke the program record at the Ivy League Championships ... Finished 11th in both the 100 and 200 butterfly at the Ivy League Championships ... Also competed in the 50 freestyle at the Championships ... Swam the program’s fourth best time in the 100 butterfly (54.69) and fifth best in the 200 butterfly (2:01.92) ... Finished second in the 200 butterfly and third in the 100 butterfly against Cornell ... Also finished third in the 100 butterfly at Columbia.