Tory Center

Class:
Senior
Position:
Free
Hometown:
Madison, Wis.
High School:
James Madison Memorial

Why Brown Statement: “It was an easy choice for me. From the moment I saw the campus and met Coach Kate, Coach Sam, and the swim team, I felt welcomed and at home. Brown offers a wide variety of concentrations and academic freedom that will allow me to develop as a student and person. I cannot wait to spend my next four years at Brown!"

Concentration: Economics

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: High Hopes
Favorite food: Pancakes
Favorite dessert: Carrot cake
Favorite city: Madison, Wis.
Favorite athlete: Myself!
Favorite pro team: n/a
Favorite movie or TV show: Gossip Girl or Big Little Lies
Current favorite music artist: Billie Eilish
Last book you read: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Favorite restaurant in Providence: Pokeworks
Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite activity outside the pool: Sleeping
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: Myself
Person you’d like to have dinner with: n/a
Travel destination: Paris, France
Other sport you enjoy: Running
Role model / someone you look up to: Blake Lively
Something you cannot live without: My deck slides or coffee
Favorite Brown building: Any dining hall
Enjoyed this professor’s class: Prof Alex Poterack
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear: Cornell vs Brown 2018
Favorite quote: "I'm not a stop along the way. I'm a destination." - Blair Waldorf

2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019-20: Competed in seven meets for the Bears … Swam in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and the 200 medley relay at the Ivy League Championships … Finished third in the 50 freestyle versus Columbia, Harvard, UConn and Penn.

2018-19: Was a member of the 200 freestyle relay team that tied the school at the Bruno Invitational ... Finished 10th in the 50 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships ... Also competed in the 100 breaststroke and the 100 freestyle at Ivies ... Placed second in the 500 freestyle versus Cornell ... Appeared in five meets for the Bears.

2017-18: Competed in five meets on the season ... Finished third in the 50 freestyle against Columbia.

Before Brown: Competed in swimming at James Madison Memorial High School ... Named Most Valuable Swimmer ... Selected National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Academic All-American and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Also competed for Badger Aquatics Club ... Won the National Age Group Award (15) in the 50 freestyle ... Member of the National Honor Society and the French Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Barbara and John Center ... Has two siblings, Alexandra and Elizabeth ... Alexandra swims at Washington University in St. Louis.