Victoria Gong

Class:
Senior
Position:
Back, Free
Hometown:
Laguna Niguel, Calif.
High School:
Aliso Niguel

Why Brown Statement: “Brown offered me everything I wanted, an amazing coaching staff, an amazing team, outstanding and flexible academics, a sense of belonging, and an exciting new journey that I cannot wait to begin. I am so excited to see what the next four years has in store for me and my future teammates! Go Bruno!”

Concentration: Undecided

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: Truth Hurts by Lizzo
Favorite food: French Fries
Favorite dessert: Cinnamon Rolls
Favorite city: Tokyo
Favorite athlete: Caeleb Dressel
Favorite pro team: Lakers (I don't really watch other sports)
Favorite movie or TV show: 10 Things I Hate About You
Current favorite music artist: Ariana Grande
Last book you read: Evicted
Favorite restaurant in Providence: Den Den
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Favorite activity outside the pool: Singing
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: Gemma Chan
Person you’d like to have dinner with: Tom Holland and Zendaya
Travel destination: Japan or Bora Bora
Other sport you enjoy: Inner tube water polo
Role model / someone you look up to: My mom
Something you cannot live without: Boba
Favorite Brown building: Sayles Hall
Enjoyed this professor’s class: Professor Chen
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear: Bruno Invite
Favorite quote: "I'm not telling you it's going to be easy...I'm telling you it's going to be worth it." - Art Williams

2021-22: Competed in five meets for the Bears ... Took fourth in the 100 backstroke to start the season against Bryant ... Placed fourth in the 200 backstroke against Columbia.

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

2019-20: Competed in six meets for the Bears … Swam in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 500 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships … Finished fourth in the 200 backstroke versus Cornell, Columbia and Harvard.

2018-19: Competed in five meets in her rookie campaign ... Won both the 200 freestyle and the 200 backstroke against Cornell ... Finished third in the 200 backstroke at Columbia.

Before Brown: Turned in a first place finish, two third place finishes and one fourth place finish at league championships for Aliso Niguel High School as a senior ... Recorded one first place, two second place and one third place finish at league championships as a junior and was top-8 CIF Division I ... Placed first four times at league championships and was top-8 at CIF Division II as a sophomore ... Recorded four first place finishes and was top-8 at CIF Division II as a freshman ... Also competed for the Mission Viejo Nadadores ... Three-time Most Valuable Swimmer ... Named All-American Scholar Athlete ... Selected Esprit de Wolverine as student of the year as a freshman ... Earned AP Scholar with Distinction honors.

Personal: Daughter of Xiao-Yan Gong and Yin Xia ... Has one sibling, Brigitte ... Plans to concentrate in Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations or Applied Mathematics-Economics.