Sarah Cronin

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Westfield, N.J.
High School:
Westfield

Why Brown Statement: "I chose Brown because it is the only school where I can take charge of my own education and study what is important to me. I also immediately felt at home on campus. I've loved everyone I've met during my freshmen year and I knew I would find a family within my teammates."

Concentration: English and Public Policy

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: Greenlight
Favorite food: Greek Yogurt
Favorite dessert:  Milkshakes
Favorite city:  Paris
Favorite athlete:  Ashton Eaton
Favorite pro team: NY Jets
Favorite movie or TV show:  Broad City
Current favorite music artist:  Adele
Last book you read:  A Tale of Two Cities
Favorite restaurant in Providence: 10 Prime
Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite activity outside the pool: Napping
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: Rebel Wilson
Person you’d like to have dinner with: My Grandmother
Travel destination: Greece
Other sport you enjoy: Basketball
Role model / someone you look up to: My Dad
Something you cannot live without: Also naps
Favorite Brown building:  Watson
Enjoyed this professor’s class: Vibha Pingle
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear:  Bruno Invite 2016
Favorite quote: "It's never too early for ice cream." Michael Scott

2017-18: Competed in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships ... Was a member of the 400 freestyle relay team that set a school record at the Big Al Invite ... Also placed sixth in the 100 freestyle at the Big Al Invite ... Finished third in both the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle against MIT.

2016-17: Was a member of the 800 freestyle relay team that broke the program record at the Ivy League Championships ... Also on the relay team that broke the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay records at the Championships ... Competed in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships, finishing sixth in the 200 free ... Swam the second fasted time in the 200 freestyle (1:48.13) and the fourth fastest time in the 100 freestyle (49.82) in school history ... Claimed the top spot in the 100 freestyle at the Brown Invitational ... Placed third in the 100 freestyle versus Cornell.

2015-16: Recorded personal bests in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle, finishing 11th in the 100 and 200, at the Ivy League Championships … Finished sixth in the 200 freestyle at the Championship … Member of the 800 freestyle relay team that set a school record at the Ivy League Championships (7:22.78) … Finished first in the 200 freestyle at the Big Al Invite and against UMass … 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 200 freestyle against Columbia … Member of the 400 freestyle relay team that won at Yale 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) ... At Ivy Championships, placed 15^th in the 100 Free (51.29), 21^st in the 200 Free (1:51.90), and 22^nd in the 50 Free (23.88) ... Moved into Brown’s All-Time Top-25 list in the 50 Free (17^th), 100 Free (13^th), and 200 Free (24^th).

Before Brown: Swam for Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA Swim Team ... NJSIAA Scholar Athlete, four-time Academic All-American ... Holds six Westfield High School and three Union County Records... Named to the National Honors Society.

Personal: Daughter of Martin and Ellen Cronin ... Has an older sister named Jessica who is a senior at Connecticut College ... Enjoys Reading, Sewing, and Watching Movies ... Head Swim Coach and Lifeguard at Manor Park Swim Club in Westfield, NJ.