Brett Riley

Brett grew up in Sarasota, Florida, where he swam for the Sarasota Sharks and Riverview High School. Coached by Brent Arckey, Brett helped his high school men’s team to 4 years of Florida 4a state championship wins, earned the 200 breaststroke LCM and SCY team records, and competed as the breaststroke leg of a YMCA national record-holding 400 medley relay. He went on to swim at Purdue University under Dan Ross, where he studied Environmental Geoscience. As a Boilermaker, Brett primarily swam the 200/400 IM, 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke. From 2020-2022, he scored in all 3 of his events at the Big Ten Championships. Notably, Brett placed 6th in the 400 IM and was awarded the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for Purdue to end his career. Brett was introduced to FAST by his girlfriend, Lizzy Pfeifer, who swam for FAST until 2017. He enjoys spending his free time exploring Indianapolis, showing off his geography skills, and staying active outdoors.