Inaya Gray '23 Recruiting Profile

My name is Inaya Gray. I am 14 years old, and I am a member of the class of 2023 at Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook, IL. I have been a member of the Academy Bullets Swim Club (the most highly-regarded swim club in Illinois) since September 2016.  I am interested in the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and learning more about your swim program. I am a year-round swimmer, so I am accustomed to commitment. I feel that such a level of commitment would be an asset to the UIC swim program.

I swim a variety of distances and strokes, but my specialty is the breaststroke. I have received the Swimmer of the Week Award from the Academy Bullets, and I have competed in and placed at Regional Championship meets. My best times are as follows:

100-Yard Breaststroke 1:18.40 (achieved in June 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

100-Meter Breaststroke 1:32.39 (achieved in June 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

200-Yard Breaststroke 2:53.92 (achieved in July 2018; 12 years old at the time of competition)

200-Meter Breaststroke 3:37.27 (achieved in June 2018; 12 years old at the time of competition)

50-Yard Freestyle 30.59 (achieved in February 2018; 12 years old at the time of competition)

50-Meter Freestyle 32.50 (achieved in June 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

100-Yard Freestyle 1:04.63 (achieved in October 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

100-Meter Freestyle 1:16.40 (achieved in May 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

200-Yard Freestyle 2:30.28 (achieved in February 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

200-Meter Freestyle 2:53.26 (achieved in June 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

100-Yard Butterfly 1:24.47 (achieved in December 2018; 12 years old at the time of competition)

100-Meter Butterfly 1:30.96 (achieved in May 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

100-Yard Backstroke 1:15.91 (achieved in December 2018; 12 years old at the time of competition)

100-Meter Backstroke 1:36.92 (achieved in May 2018; 12 years old at the time of competition)

200-Yard Backstroke 2:46.76 (achieved in December 2018; 12 years old at the time of competition)

200-Meter Backstroke 3:19.61 (achieved in June 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

200-Yard Individual Medley 2:40.71 (achieved in October 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

200-Meter Individual Medley 3:06.73 (achieved in May 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

400-Yard Individual Medley 5:56.67 (achieved in January 2019; 13 years old at the time of competition)

The times are current as of October 5, 2019. I have not competed since that date due to a concussion sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident and then the subsequent COVID-19 outbreak. I will provide you with updated best times after I resume competition during the fall of 2020. Although I have not been able to swim competitively for some time now, I have been committed to staying in shape and focusing on skill development while I have been on hiatus from formal practices and competitions.

Please feel free to contact my coach, Brian Brown [[email protected] and (708) 267-1783] for additional information.

My current GPA is 3.67. The academic reputation of UIC piques my interest. 

Sincerely,

Inaya Gray