2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Brendan Williams
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mount Sinai, N.Y.
- High School:
- Mount Sinai High School
2023-24 (Senior)
- Placed eighth in the B final of the 500-yard freestyle (4:30.36) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Competed in the C finals of the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.17) and the 100-yard backstroke (51.39) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Part of the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:06.47) team that placed second against Villanova
- Part of the 200-yard medley relay (1:31.67) team that placed third against Villanova
- Part of the relay team that placed first at the WV State Games (400-yard freestyle)
2022-23 (Junior)
- Finished in second place in the men’s 1000-meter at the West Virginia State Games
- Won the men’s 800-yard freestyle relay with Jamin Harlan, Logan McFadden and Roanoke Shirk at the WVU Invitational
2021-22 (Sophomore)
- Second Team All-Big 12
- CSCAA Qualifier
- Earned a bronze medal with the 800 free relay team at the Big 12 Championships, touching the wall in 6:36.01
- Additionally, at Big 12s, Williams competed in the championship finals of the 1650 (7th – 15:43.68), the 500 free (8th – 4:28.18) and the 200 free (7th – 1:39.32)
- Secured third in the 200 free (1:44.27), fourth in the 500 (4:47.08) and third with the 400 free relay team (3:11.17) against Villanova
- Took fourth in the 500 free (4:33.93), seventh in the 200 free (1:42.55), third in the 1650 (15:55.15) and helped the 800 free relay to a first-place finish (6:42.82) at the WVU Invitational
- Against PSU, he took sixth in the 1000 free (9:57.59) and eighth in the 500 free (4:48.66)
- Finished third in the 1000 free (9:58.30) and the 500 free (4:46.99), fifth in the 100 free (48.15) and 15th in the 200 free (1:48.35) at the WV State Games
2020-21 (Freshman)
- All-Big 12 First Team
- Earned silver as a member of the 800 free relay at Big 12s, touching the wall in 6:31.40
- Finished fourth in the 1650 free (15:42.14), fifth in the 500 free (4:28.17), and eighth in the 200 free (1:41.60) at Big 12 Championships
- Williams placed sixth in the 1000 free (9:42.01), eighth in the 400 medley relay (3:30.79) and the 200 free (1:42.69) against Notre Dame; also competed in the 500 free (4:32.94)
- Took fifth in the 1000 free (9:53.25) and sixth in the 500 free (4:41.00) at WVU's season-opening meet at Pitt
High School
- Attended Mount Sinai High School and swam for coach Mark Anderson
- Also swam club for the Three Village Swim Club (TVSC), also under Mark Anderson
- Earned second place in the 200 free and 500 free at the NYSPHAA State Championship
- Most Outstanding Competitor at the Suffolk County Swimming Championship
- TVSC record holder in the 500 free, 1,000 free, 1,650 free, 800 free and 400 medley relay
- Qualified for Winter Junior Nationals in the 1,650 free
Personal
- Son of Michael and Jill Williams
- Birthday is Jan. 14
- Has two siblings
- Majoring in Health and Well-being
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
2025-26 WVU Swimming and Diving Hype Video
Thursday, September 25
Behind-the-Scenes at Swimming and Diving's Media Day
Monday, September 08
WVU Swim and Dive 2025-26 Schedule Release Video
Thursday, August 21
S&D: What it Means to Represent West Virginia
Thursday, June 19
