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2020-21 Women's Swimming Roster

Bret Congdon

  • Yr. Sophomore
  • Height 5-9
  • Events Sprint Freestyle
  • Hometown Anchorage, Alaska
  • High School West/Stellar Secondary

Biography

Overall Career Honors
  • CSCAA Honorable Mention All-American (2020 - 200 Free Relay)
  • 5x RMAC Champion (2020)
    • 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Medley, 200 Free, 400 Free Relays
  • 5x First Team All-RMAC (2020)
  • School-Record Holder (200 Medley Relay - 1:33.82)
  • 2020 CSCAA Scholar All-American - First Team
Swimcloud Profile Link

As a Sophomore (2020-21):
Competed in one meet, swimming the 50 free in an Oct. 31 dual win over Western Colorado... Finished second in 25.35 seconds.

As a Freshman (2019-20): Competed in 12 meets, including the RMAC and NCAA Championships… Won five conference titles and five First Team All-RMAC honors… Swept the 50 and 100 free events while helping the Mavs win the 200 medley and 200 and 400 free relays… Also swam on the “B” heat winning team in the 400 medley relay… Won the 50 free in 23.64 seconds to rank third in program history… Posted an altitude-adjusted time of 51.23 in the 100 free… Both times lead the team for the season and were NCAA “B” cut marks… Swam the lead-off leg on the 200 medley relay team, which set a school-record and national qualifying time of 1:33.82… Was selected as a relay only swimmer for the NCAA Championships, which were cut short after 1 ½ days due to the COVID-19 outbreak… Earned Honorable Mention CSCAA All-America honors in the 200 free relay after helping the Mavs finish in a tie for 13th during the preliminary heats, which were able to be contested hours before the cancelation… Had a season-best time of 1:00.30 in the 100 back at the A3 Performance Invitational… Also won the 50 free at that meet... Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team.

Prep: Graduated from Stellar Secondary School in 2018... Swam for the West HS Eagles and Coach Lauren Langford... Was the team captain, MVP and season-high point earner as a senior in the fall of 2017... Also was the team's sportsmanship award winner... Placed fifth in the 100 back as a senior after taking seventh as a junior at the Alaska State Championships.

Club: Represented the Anchorage YMCA Swim Team... Was a 6-event finalist at the 2019 Alaska Long Course Championships in July after winning the 50 free while placing in the top five in five other events at the Alaska Swimming Senior Championships in January during a gap year... Was a 7-event finalist at the 2018 Lone Course Championships and a 4-time finalist at the Alaska Junior Olympic Championships in 2018.

Personal: Is majoring in biochemistry... Daughter of Jeff and Jen Congdon... Has three younger siblings... Is looking into attending medical school for research or veterinary science after CMU... Loves science and comes from a family with medical backgrounds... Is happiest when applying science to help people and animals... Enjoys spending time hiking, camping, paddle boarding, kayaking, biking and go on adventures with friends, family and her cat Zuma... Also loves binge watching shows and eating ice cream.

Why I Chose CMU: I chose CMU because I felt a overwhelming sense of community not just from athletes, but non-athletes, professors, and staff the moment I stepped foot on campus. Everyone is incredibly helpful and friendly wherever you go. Having a large swim family is such an awesome experience because it provides an environment to host a variety of talented athletes that are continuously pushing themselves and each other.  This was what drew me to this program. Everyone here looks out for each other, which makes me proud to be a Mav."
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Sprint Freestyle
    5'9"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sprint Freestyle
    5'9"