Bryn Handley

Class:
Junior
High School:
Dupont Manual HS
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.

SIU Top-Times
50-yard freestyle: 24.10
100-yard freestyle: 51.68
200-yard freestyle: 1:47.88
500-yard freestyle: 4:47.81
1,000-yard freestyle: 9:56.57
1,650-yard freestyle: 16:29.21

2016-17 / Junior

CSCAA Academic All-American
MVC Elite 18 Winner
MVC All-Conference
MVC All-Academic First Team
MVC champion 200-yard freestyle
MVC champion 500-yard freestyle
MVC champion 1,650-yard freestyle
MVC champion 800-yard freestyle relay
MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week
4X MVC Swimmer of the Week

Swam in seven events... One of the most dominant swimmers in the Missouri Valley Conference... Posted 18 first place finishes throughout the season... Finished outside of the top-10 once all season... Conference champion in the 200, 500 and 1,650-yard freestyle as well as the 800-yard freestyle relay... Fastest Saluki in the 100, 200, 500, 1,000 and 1,650-yard freestyle events... On the fastest Saluki relay teams in the 200, 400 and 500 yard-freestyle relay and the 400-yard medley relay.

2015-16 / Sophomore

Elite 18 award winner…Winner of 1,650 freestyle MVC title (16:37.50)…Member of 800-yard freestyle relay team that won MVC title and broke the conference record (7:16.60)… Second place finisher of the 500-yard freestyle at the MVC ships… Third place finish in the 200-yard freestyle at the MVC championships...Member of 400-yard relay team that broke SIU record (3:23.70)… First Team All-Conference…MVC Scholar-Athlete...Three time MVC Swimmer of the week…Eleven first place finishes over the course of the season, including four in 500-yard freestyle (Mizzou, Missouri State, Butler, Evansville)…Placed first in the only two time times she swam in the 1,000 freestyle, with times of 10:02.38 and 10:02.91…Top Saluki time in four events.

2014-15 / Freshman

Named All-MVC first-team… Competed in nine meets… Started her career with a pair of wins in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle against Evansville on 10/4/14… Recorded two first place finishes (200-yard freestyle, 200-yard IM) and a second place finish (500-yard freestyle) against Missouri State… Finished third in three events (100 and 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard IM) against UI and ISU on 11/1/14… Against UALR/WUSTL, finished first in the 200-yard fly and the 1000-yard freestyle…Finished first in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle at the Butler Invite on 1/25/15… Closed the regular season with a first place finish in the 500-yard freestyle against Evansville… Competed in three events at the MVC Championships, taking second in the 1650-yard freestyle, third in the 500-yard freestyle, and fifth in the 200-yard freestyle.

Prior to SIU

Was a two-time Scholastic All-American (2013, 2014)... A 2014 Academic All-American... Was a 2014 Athletic All-American in the 500-yard freestyle...USA Swimming Junior National Qualifier...Was a 2014 Austin Grand Prix Finalist in the 400 and 800-yard freestyle...Valedictorian of her class.

Personal

Full name is Bryn Carson Handley... Daughter of Scott and Dana Handley... Has one sibling, Kiley, who is also a member of the SIU swimming and diving team...Studying behavior analysis and therapy.