2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Riley Brown
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Liberty Magnet High School
2024-25 (Senior)
- 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team
2023-24 (Junior)
- 2024 Winter Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2022-23 (Sophomore)
- Swam in the bonus final of the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship 50-yard freestyle, finishing at 21.55
- Named to the 2023 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2021-22 (Freshman)
- At the 2022 Big 12 Championships, Brown appeared in the consolation finals of the 100 back (52.30) and the 200 back (1:50.96); he also swam in the bonus final of the 500 free (3:11.17)
- Swam in the 100 back (54.26) and the 200 back (1:58.46) against Villanova; additionally, was a member of the 400 free relay (3rd – 3:11.17) and the 200 medley relay (6th – 1:38.12)
- Took third in the B final of the 200 back (1:52.04) and won the C final of the 100 back (51.60) at the 2021 WVU Invitational; also competed in the 500 free (5:03.89) and was a part of the 400 medley relay (1:52.04)
- Against Penn State, he swam in the 200 back (8th – 1:57.24), 100 back (53.81) and was a member of the 400 medley relay (8th – 3:34.03)
- Was a member of the third-place 200 medley relay team (1:37.13) and the fourth-place 400 medley relay team (3:34.02) at the WV State Games
- Additionally, at State Games, he earned an individual fourth-place finish in the 200 back (1:55.46) and competed in the 100 back (7th – 54.70), the 200 IM (10th – 2:02.13) and the 200 free (16th – 1:49.58)
High School
- Attended Liberty Magnet High School and swam for coach Jacob Waldrop
- Swam club for Crawfish Aquatics under coach Jayme Cramer
- Four-time USA Swimming All-American and Louisiana All-State Team (short and long course)
- 2021 Men’s Swimming Advocate Star of Stars Award
- 2020 NISCA All-American Award
- The CCSL All-time record holder in the 100 back
- Four-time All-Metro Capital City High School Swim League
- Three-time Liberty Magnet HS Team Captain
- Two-time LHSAA Division 2 State Champion in the 100 back and 200 IM; also won the 2018 LHSAA Division 3 100 back
- Two-time All-State LHSAA Division 3 swimmer; also a two-time All-State Division 2 swimmer
- Two-time Male Swimmer of the Meet for CCSL Championship (2019/2020)
- Was the 2019 LHSSA State Championship Male Swimmer of the Meet
- Won the 100 back at the 2020 & 2021 Louisiana Short Course Swimming Championship; Brown also was the 2019 LA Long Course State Champion in the 200 back
Personal
- Son of Jim and Lee Brown
- Birthday is Jan. 20
- Has one sister, Adelaide Brown
- Sister, Adelaide, was a varsity swimmer at Saint Louis University from 2017-19
- Majoring in finance
- 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
