Wisconsin Badgers

2019-20: Placed fifth in both the 100 breast (1:06.40) and 200 breast (2:23.30) and was a part of the third-place 400 free relay (3:34.00, 52.98 leg) vs. Green Bay (Oct. 4)... placed seventh in the 100 LC breast (1:16.20) and eighth in the 200 breast (2:22.03) at Virginia (Oct. 25)... placed eighth in the 100 breast (1:05.97) and touched at 2:24.23 in the 200 breast at Minnesota (Nov. 8)... finished 19th, setting a new career-best in the 100 breast (1:03.04) and took 20th in the 200 breast (2:18.52) at the NC State Invitational (Nov. 21-23)... placed sixth in the 100 breast (1:06.61) at Hawaii (Jan. 9)... finished sixth in the 100 breast (1:05.82) and eighth in the 200 breast (2:23.38) as well as being part of the fourth-place 200 medley relay (1:46.62, 29.99 split) vs. Northwestern (Jan. 25)... placed fourth in the 200 breast (2:24.48) and sixth in the 50 free (25.01) in the Badger Red/White Meet (Feb. 1)

2018-19: Finished 34th overall in the 200 breast (2:17.89) and 35th overall in the 100 breast (1:03.35) at the Big Ten championships … made Badger debut with sixth-place finishes in the 100 breast (1:06.64) and 200 breast (2:26.07) vs. Minnesota … qualified for 200 breast finals, finishing 19th overall (2:22.36) and 100 breast finals (1:04.61), placing 22nd overall (1:04.61) at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational … took part in a 200 medley relay fourth-place finish (1:47.48) vs. Hawaii 

Prep: Junior Nationals finalist in 100 breaststroke as a junior … claimed Marin County Athletic League championship and scored bronze medal at CIF-North Coast Section championships in 100 freestyle as a junior … two-time finalist in Arena Pro Swim Series … four-year team MVP … two-year team captain … as a senior, named Patricia Joy Athlete of the Year as Redwood’s top female athlete … National Honor Society… AP Honors student … high school coach was Fred Ferroggiaro … club coaches were Don Swartz and Ken Demont

Personal: Parents are Kim Birchenough and Kim Logie … has a brother, Matthew … enjoys going to the beach, photography, wakeboarding, surfing and spending time with friends … volunteered with Make A Splash, an organization that provides swimming lessons to financially-challenged youth, for three years
Why Wisconsin: “When I went on my recruiting trip, it was very apparent that the team was very close, which was very similar to my team back at home. All the swimmers are incredibly welcoming and comforting, and the coaching staff is amazing. The athletic department also provides many useful resources for their athletes, which showed me how committed the school is to supporting their athletes and setting them up for success.”