Gretchen Braun

September 10, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Swimming and Diving team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, IL on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. (Photo by Charlotte Gottfried/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
5-9
Class:
First-Year
High School:
Canton Central High School
Hometown:
Libson, New York

Top Times – Updated February 24, 2026
200 Free: 1:50.61 (B1G Championships, 2/18/26)
100 Back: 54.46 (Wisconsin, 1/17/26)
200 Back: 1:55.49 (B1G Championships, 2/18/26)
200 IM: 2:02.88 (Minnesota / Purdue Tri-Meet, 1/31/26)

AS A FIRST-YEAR (2025-26)
Placed second in 100 Back (54.71) against UChicago
Placed third in 200 IM (2:02.94) against UChicago
Placed third in 200 Back (1:57.01) against Wisconsin
Placed fifth in 200 Back (1:57.74) against Minnesota and Purdue
Placed fourth in 100 Back Time Trial at B1G Championships

PERSONAL:
From Lisbon, New York. Attended Lisbon Central School. Swam for her high school, the Canton Golden Bears, and was the NYS Champion in 2024-25, earning All-State and All-American (2024-25). She holds her high school’s record in the 50 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 100 Free and 200 Free. She swam for the Northern Tribs Swimming Club from 2012-2025 and was team captain. She plans to major in industrial engineering at Northwestern. Her brother swam at Columbia University, and her parents rode crew at Cornell University.