University of West Alabama

Jade Le Bris | So., Swimming and Diving
Lorient, France / Lycée Dupuy de Lôme

Rising sophomore Jade Le Bris had an eventful summer training for and competing in the 2019 IPC Swimming World Championships for her home country of France in her first major international competition. In pursuit of getting a shot at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Le Bris competed in the 400-meter freestyle race at the 2019 World Championships held in London earlier this month, finishing 7^th in the preliminary round  finishing with a time of 5:13.99 and 8^th in the finals event with a lifetime best time of 5:13.99.  Le Bris also appeared in the women’s 100-meter backstroke finishing 12^th with a time of 1:26.61 and in the 100-meter freestyle finishing in 15^th with a time of 1:13.76.