Tatiana Prendella

Class:
Senior
Position:
Free, Back
Hometown:
Bernardsville, N.J.
High School:
Bernards

Why Brown Statement: “I chose Brown because it has a really positive and open-minded environment. I appreciate that Brown encourages hard academic work while recognizing that this is only one part of a learning community. I feel lucky that I was able to find and commit to a school that suits me academically while allowing me to further my swimming career with a supportive team and coach.”

Concentration: American Studies

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: All-Star - Smash Mouth
Favorite food: Baked Ziti
Favorite dessert: Ice Cream
Favorite city:  London
Favorite athlete: Julia Armitage
Favorite pro team:  US Women's National Soccer Team
Favorite movie or TV show: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Current favorite music artist: Lorde
Last book you read:  The Peanuts Collection: Treasures from the World's Most Beloved Comic Strip
Favorite restaurant in Providence: Three Sisters
Favorite holiday: Waffle Day
Favorite activity outside the pool: Skorts Sketch Comedy
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: John Mulaney
Person you’d like to have dinner with: Joan of Arc
Travel destination: the MOON
Other sport you enjoy: The Art of Dance
Role model / someone you look up to: My mom
Something you cannot live without: My Harry Potter Audiobooks
Favorite Brown building: Sayles Hall
Enjoyed this professor’s class: Elena Shih
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear: Every meet, go Bruno!!
Favorite quote: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ? Mary Oliver

2018-19: Co-captain ... Finished seventh in the 200 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships ... Also competed in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle at Ivies ... Won both the 200 and 500 freestyle against Cornell ... Finished fourth in the 1000 freestyle versus Rutgers and Wagner ... Appeared in all six meets for the Bears.

2017-18: Finished seventh in the 200 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships ... Also competed in the 500 freestyle and 1000 freestyle at the Championships ... Was a member of the 800 freestyle relay team that broke the school record at Ivies ... Won both the 500 freestyle and 1000 freestyle at Cornell ... Took first in the 500 freestyle and came in second in the 1000 freestyle against Columbia ... Finished third in both the 100 freestyle and 1000 freestyle and came in fourth in the 500 freestyle versus Harvard and Penn ... Placed third in the 500 freestyle at the Big Al Invite ... Won the 500 freestyle and came in second in the 1000 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 400 freestyle relay at the Championships ... Finished seventh in the 500 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships ... Also competed in the 200 freestyle, 1000 freestyle and the 1650 freestyle at the Championships ... Swam the third fastest time in the 500 freestyle (4:49.67), sixth best in the 200 freestyle (1:49.29), seventh fastest in the 1650 freestyle (16:49.17) and 10th fastest in the 1000 freestyle (10:13.48) in school history ... Claimed wins in the 500 freestyle at Columbia and against Cornell ... Also placed second in the 1000 freestyle at Columbia and against Cornell.

2015-16: Compete in the 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships … Member of the 800 freestyle relay team that set a school record at the Ivy League Championships (7:22.78) … Set personal bests in the 1650 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke at the Big Al Invite… Recorded a second-place finish in the 100 freestyle at Yale along with third in the 500 freestyle and fourth in the 1000 freestyle.

Before Brown: Earned Team MVP honors all four years … Finished career with six school records … Swam for head coach Ed Tsuzuki … Competed on the club level for Somerset Hills YMCA Swim Team; set two team records … Gained three Academic Excellence awards.

Personal: Tatiana is the daughter of Roseanne Mirabella and Michael Prendergast … Has three siblings Anna, Katie, and Lee … Born on July 28, 1997 … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration.

Personal Records
Event	Time	Date
50 Free	23.34	2/21/2019
100 Free	50.53	12/3/2017
200 Free	1:47.59	2/16/2018
500 Free	4:49.67	2/16/2017
1000 Free	10:16.18	11/5/2016
1650 Free	16:49.17	12/4/2016
200 Back	2:01.04	12/3/2017