Miku Takabayashi

Class:
Senior
Position:
IM, Back
Hometown:
Glastonbury, Conn.
High School:
Glastonbury

Why Brown Statement: “I chose Brown because of the great academics and equally amazing athletics. I felt that at this school there was a good balance between the two and while it will be challenging, the student-athlete experience would be worthwhile. I loved the diversity of the student body at Brown as well as the support everyone gives to each other. I can't wait to pursue my goals as both a student and swimmer here for the next four years!”

Concentration: Undecided

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: I’m On a Roll by Stefano
Favorite food: Too many to decide on just one!
Favorite dessert: Ice cream!
Favorite city: Tokyo
Favorite athlete: Elizabeth Beisel
Favorite pro team: Don't have a favorite
Favorite movie or TV show: Crazy Rich Asians
Current favorite music artist: Quinn XCII and ayokay
Last book you read: City of Girls
Favorite restaurant in Providence: Heng's
Favorite holiday: Black Friday
Favorite activity outside the pool: Napping
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: Ali Wong
Person you’d like to have dinner with: Oprah Winfrey
Travel destination: Japan
Other sport you enjoy: Frisbee
Role model / someone you look up to: My brother
Something you cannot live without: My best friend Jessica
Favorite Brown building: CIT
Enjoyed this professor’s class: Kurt Teichert
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear: Ivies 2019 (BOTH!!)
Favorite quote: "When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it" - Henry Ford

2021-22: Competed in seven meets for the Bears ... Swam the 1000 free, 1650 free and 200 IM at the Ivy League Championships ... Won the 200 iM to start the season against Bryant ... Placed fifth in the 400 IM against Dartmouth and Princeton ... Was second in the 200 iM and sixth in the 200 backstroke at the Bruno Invitational ... Finished second in the 200 IM at Harvard ... Took fourth in the 1000 freestyle at Cornell.

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

2019-20: Competed in seven meets for the Bears … Broke the 200 IM school record (2:00.53) and finished sixth in the event at the Ivy League Championships … Placed 10th in the 400 IM at the Ivies while also competing in the 200 backstroke and the 800 freestyle relay … Took fourth in both the 200 freestyle and 200 breaststroke at Cornell … Finished second in both the 200 freestyle and 200 IM against Columbia … Won the 400 IM at Harvard … Placed fifth in both the 200 and 400 IM at the Big Al Open … Won the 400 IM, finished third in the 200 backstroke and took fourth in the 200 freestyle versus UConn … Won the 200 IM and came in third in the 200 breaststroke at Penn.

2018-19: Broke the school record in the 200 IM at the Bruno Invitational ... Finished ninth in the 400 IM at the Ivy League Championships ... Also competed in the 200 IM and 200 breaststroke at Ivies ... Won the 200 IM and took third in the 200 breaststroke against Cornell ... Placed second in the 200 IM and fourth in the 200 freestyle at Columbia ... Finished third in the 200 IM against Harvard and Penn ... Took fifth in the 200 IM and sixth in the 400 IM at the Bruno Invitational ... Won the 200 IM versus Rutgers, Wagner and Yale ... Appeared in all six meets in her rookie campaign.

Before Brown: Competed in swimming at Glastonbury High School ... Named Scholastic All-America (2015-2018) and Connecticut Scholar Athlete (2015-2018) ... USA Winter National Qualifier ... Also competed for the SoNoCo Swim Club and Blue Devil Aquatics ... National Grand Concours Top 5 Connecticut Finisher ... Member of the National Honor Society and the National Science Honor Society ... TEAMS National Qualifier (2015-2017).

Personal: Daughter of Toyomi and Takuto Takabayashi ... Has one sibling, Kaz, who swam at Duke ... Undecided on a concentration.

Personal Records
Event	Time	Date
200 Free	1:52.41	1/18/2020
1000 Free	10:19.97	2/18/2022
200 Back	2:01.30	2/22/2020
200 Breast	2:20.21	2/23/2019
200 IM	2:00.53	2/22/2020
400 IM	4:19.71	2/22/2019