Penn State has a total of 3,915 honorees during 18 years of the program
CAREER BESTS
Event
Time
Date
Site/Opponent
50 Free
24.64
12/2/11
Ohio State Invitational
100 Back
55.68
12/2/11
Ohio State Invitational
200 Back
2:01:35
2/15/12
Big Ten Championships
100 Fly
57.67
2/16/11
Big Ten Championships
200 Fly
2:13.54
12/5/10
Georgia Invite
2011-12 (Sophomore Year)
Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...ranked third on the team in the 200 backstroke...swam in seven of the team's nine meets...swam the 200 backstroke in all seven of her meets...swam three events at the Big Ten Championships...set a season-best with a time of 2:01.35 in the 200 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships...also swam the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly at the Big Ten Championships...swam two season-bests and placed among the top ten once in four swims at the Ohio State Invitational...claimed a tenth place showing in a season-best 55.68 in the 100 backstroke and swam a season-best 24.64 in the 50 freestyle.
2010-11 (Freshman Year)
Competed in 8 events during her Freshman Year... Finished 28th at the Big Ten Championships in the 100-Backstroke with a time of 57.00... Placed 34th at the Georgia Invite, recording a time of 57.55 in the 100-Backstroke... Took 37th place in the Big Ten in the 200-Backstroke, posting at time of 2:03.45... Finished 34th in the 200-Backstroke at the Georgia Invite with a time of 2:04.77... Posted a time of 57.69 in the 100-Butterfly at the Georgia Invite to take 33rd Place... Recorded a time of 2:13.54 to come in 27th Place at the Georgia Invite in the 200-Butterfly... Helped post a season-best time of 1:37.07 in the 200-Freestyle Relay... Took 12th Place at the Georgia Invite in the 200-Freestyle Relay, posting a time of 1:39.57... Placed 4th at West Virginia in the 400-Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:40.85... Finished 13th at the Georgia Invite in the 200-Medley Relay, recording a time of 1:45.23... Helped the 400-Medley Relay team post a time of 3:58.72 at West Virginia.
High School
Swam for West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South for three years ... Squad earned first place in the state finals in 2008-09 ... Also a member of the Scarlet Aquatic Club under coach Tom Speedling.
Personal
Full name is Brynja Chen Winnan ... Born on November 11, 1992 in Princeton, N.J. ... Daughter of Nord Winnan and Janet Chen ... Sister of Reynir Winnan ... Majoring in kinesiology.
On Choosing Penn State
"Penn State has such a homey vibe and I love how everyone has so much spirit."
