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Brinly Hardy Season 2024-25

PositionBUTTERFLY/FREESTYLE
YearJunior
HometownLouisville, Ky.
2023-24 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Academic All-Big Ten
Competed primarily in the butterfly events
Season-Best Times: 54.27 in the 100 fly, 1:59.79 in the 200 fly – both also career bests
Moved up the program’s all-time leaderboards in both events with her performances at the Purdue Invitational, finishing the season ranked 12th in the 100 fly
Also raced in both butterfly events plus the 50 free at the Big Ten Championships
Accounted for 33 team points to help the Boilermakers win the Purdue Invite, finishing second in the A final of the 100 fly and third in the A final of the 200 fly
Swam on the team’s scoring 400 medley relay team at the Purdue Invite, helping the quartet post the ninth-fastest time in team history
Victorious in the 100 fly in each of Purdue’s first three meets of the season, including dual meet wins at Notre Dame and vs. UIndy
Also won the 200 fly in the triple dual vs. Rutgers and Oakland
Also won her prelim heat of the 200 fly at the Purdue Invite
Helped her relay teams win their heats at the triple dual vs. Missouri and Illinois as well as the Big Ten Quad meet
A finalist in both the 100m and 200m fly at Swim Fest/Indiana Senior State in July

2022-23 / AS A FRESHMAN 
Competed primarily in butterfly and mid-distance freestyle events
Posted season-best times in the 100 (55.46) and 200 fly (2:01.68) at the Big Ten Championships, ranking top five on the team in both
Scored in the C final of the 200 fly at Big Tens
Scored in the B final of the 200 fly at the Purdue Invitational
Won the C final of the 100 fly and qualified for the D final of the 50 free at the Purdue Invite
Event winner in the 100 fly at the Indiana Intercollegiates
Helped Purdue go 1-2-3 in both butterfly events in the home opener vs. UIndy
• Finished fifth in both the 100- and 200-meter fly at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July with a pair of career-best times (1:02.25, 2:17.54)

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Jim Luebbe at Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville
Also competed for the Lakeside Seahawks club team and its Junior National Team
Four-year Kentucky state qualifier
Three-year All-American
Helped Sacred Heart Academy win four consecutive state titles and an honorary national championship in 2019
Part of three consecutive 200 free relay state champion teams
Also helped Sacred Heart win the 200 medley state title as a junior, claiming silver the following year
State finalist in both the 50 free and 100 fly four straight years – finished third in both events as a senior; finished fourth in both events as a junior; sixth in the 100 fly, seventh in the 50 free as a sophomore; fourth in the 100 fly and seventh in the 50 free as a freshman  
Leadership award recipient as a senior, coaches award recipient as a junior
Four-time first-team academic all-state
Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Won Lakeside’s Seahawk Award recipient for outstanding leadership and performance
Four-year principle’s honor roll student
National Honor Society and Science National Honors Society
Class math award winner as freshman

PERSONAL
Major: General Management / General Education
Born in Louisville, Kentucky
Parents are Ed and Christine Hardy
Mother played volleyball at Valparaiso University 
Father played soccer at Denison University

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Freshman
2022-23

FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY
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Sophomore
2023-24

BUTTERFLY/FREESTYLE