2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Braden Osborn
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mason, Ohio
- High School:
- William Mason High School
2024-25 (Senior)
- Competed in the C final of the 100-yard butterfly (48.02) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Represented WVU at the U.S. Open Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Part of the relay team that placed third in the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:58.00) against Penn State
- Won the 100-yard butterfly (48.71) against Villanova
- Placed second in the 50 free (20.75) against Villanova
- Part of the relay teams that won the 200-yard medley relay (1:28.36) and the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:59.74) against Villanova
- Part of the relay teams that won the 200-yard freestyle (1:19.32) and the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:54.60) at the WVU Invitational
- Part of the relay teams that placed second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:27.20) and the 400-yard medley relay (3:13.46) at the WVU Invitational
- Placed third in the 100-yard butterfly (50.56) against Kentucky
- Part of the relay team that placed second in the 400-yard medley relay (3:19.03) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:22.58) against Kentucky
- Won the 100-yard butterfly (50.20), placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (21.19) and placed third in the 100-yard freestyle (46.75) at the WV State Games
- Part of the relay teams that won the 200-yard freestyle (1:22.57), 400-yard freestyle (3:02.45), 200-yard medley (1:30.45) and 400-yard medley (3:19.99) relays at the WV State Games
- 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team
2023-24 (Junior)
- Part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that set a program record (2:53.95) and placed fourth at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Earned a bronze medal with the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:18.47) team at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Part of the 200-yard medley relay (1:27.16) team that placed fourth at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Part of the 400-yard medley relay (3:12.82) team that placed fourth at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Competed in the B finals of the 50-yard freestyle (20.39), 100-yard freestyle (44.72) and 100-yard butterfly (48.66) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Won the 50-yard freestyle (20.64) against Villanova
- Won the 100-yard butterfly (49.24) against Villanova
- Part of the 200-yard medley relay (1:28.00) team that won against Villanova
- Part of the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:06.47) team that placed second against Villanova
- Part of the relay team that won the 200-yard freestyle relay against Pitt (1:21.33)
- Part of the relay team that placed third in the 200-yard medley relay (1:30.73) event against Pitt
- Part of the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:19.10) team that placed first at the WVU Invitational
- Part of the relay team that won the 200-yard freestyle (1:21.54) relay against Cincinnati
- Part of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished in third place against Penn State
- Part of the relay team that placed first at the WV State Games (200-yard medley)
- Finished in third place in the 50-yard freestyle event at the WV State Games
- 2024 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2022-23 (Sophomore)
- Took first place in the 200-yard medley relay, and the 400-yard medley relay at the West Virginia State Games
- Won the 400-yard freestyle relay with Max Nielsen, Roanoke Shirk and Conner McBeth against the University of Cincinnati
- Won the 200-yard freestyle relay with David Snider, Shirk and McBeth against the University of Cincinnati
- Won the 200-yard freestyle relay with Dylan Melin, Roberts Zemturis, and McBeth at the WVU Invitational
- Won the 400-yard freestyle relay with Shirk, Nielsen and McBeth at the WVU Invitational
- Defeated Pittsburgh in the 400-yard freestyle relay with Shirk, Nielsen and McBeth
- Finished in fifth-place in the men’s 100-yard fly at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship
- Took second at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship in the 200-yard freestyle, and the 400-yard freestyle relays with Danny Berlitz, Shirk and McBeth
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Named to the 2023 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 (Freshman)
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- CSCAA Qualifier
- Had three top-ten relay finishes at the CSCAA National Invitational, including the 800 free relay (10 – 6:41.93), the 400 free relay (7th – 2:57.31) and the 200 free relay (8th – 1:20.85)
- Took home both a silver and bronze medal with the 200 free relay (2nd – 1:19.64) and the 400 free relay (2:56.07) at the Big 12 Championships
- Additionally, appeared in the consolation finals of the 100 free (44.75), the 50 free (20.19) and the 100 fly (48.80) at Big 12s
- Touched second in the 50 free (21.00) and third in the 100 free (46.92) against Villanova; also, earned first and second with the 400 free relay (3:04.89) and the 200 medley relay (1:33.84)
- At the WVU Invitational, he finished third in the 50 free (20.68), fourth in the 100 free (45.30) and sixth in the 100 fly (49.34)
- Was a member of the 400 free relay (1st – 2:58.45), the 400 medley relay (3:18.96), the 200 free relay (1st – 1:21.73) and the 200 medley relay (3rd – 1:30.55) at the winter invite
- Competed in the 50 free (4th – 21.30), the 100 free (47.30), with the 200 free relay team (1st – 1:24.28) and the 400 medley relay team (6th – 3:30.05) against PSU
- Took third in the 50 free (21.39), sixth in the 100 free (48.16), tenth in the 100 fly (53.86) and 13th in the 200 free (1:48.12) at the WV State Games
- Additionally, at State Games, was a member of the 400 free relay (1st – 3:08.18), the 200 medley relay (3rd – 1:37.13), the 200 free relay (1st – 1:23.92) and the 400 medley relay (3:32.90)
High School
- Attended William Mason High School under Coach Mark Sullivan
- Swam club at City of Mason Manta Rays for Coach Ken Heis
- 2021 State Champion in the 50 free and 200 medley relay
- 2021 Cincinnati Enquirer Athlete of the Year
- 2017-2021 All-American Award
- GMC First Team 2017-2021
Personal
- Son of Spencer and Nicole Osborn
- Has two sisters, Abby and Bella
- Birthday is Nov. 7
- Majoring in coaching and performance science
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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Thursday, September 25
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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
