Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster
Driscoll, Brendan
Brendan Driscoll
- Position:
- Distance Free/IM
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Jesuit
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
Bio
Honors:
- ACC Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 11, 2022)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22)
2021-22: Capped the season at the ACC Championship ... Recorded career-best times in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle at the meet for the 10th- (4:26.34) and fourth-fastest (15:15.71) times in program history ... He placed 11th in the 1,650 freestyle at the meet ... Recorded a pair of second-place finishes in the 500 and 1,000 freestyles against North Carolina (1/28) ... Also swam a career-best 1:54.64 in the 200 individual medley in the meet ... Touched first in the 500 freestyle against NC state (1/15) ... Earned ACC Swimmer of the Week honors after finishing first and second in the 1,000 and 500 freestyle against Queens and Tennessee (1/8) ... Reached three finals at the NC State GAC Invitational ... Placed eighth in the 1,650 freestyle, 17th in the 500 freestyle and 24th in the 400 individual medley ... Finished second in the 1,650 freestyle and third in the 500 freestyle against Georgia Tech (11/6) ... Competed at the US Open in December, competing in the 800 freestyle with a time of 8:25.27.
2020-21: Competed in three events at the 2021 ACC Championship, representing Duke in the 500 and 1650 freestyle and the 400 individual medley ... Placed 19th in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 15:22.35, earning and NCAA 'B' Cut time ... Touched in a career-best 4:01.43 in the 400 individual medley ... Reached two finals at the mid-season Janice Hape Dowd Invitational, placing 11th in the 400 individual medley and 18th in the 500 freestyle ... Started out the season in first place in the 1000m freestyle at the dual meet versus Virginia Tech (11/7) ... Also competed in the 800m and 1500m freestyle events at the Wave II of the USA Olympic team trials over the summer.
2019-20: Enjoyed a successful start to his collegiate career before an injury kept him out of the postseason competitions ... Sported two first-place finishes throughout the year, the first being in the 1,000 freestyle during his first collegiate meet versus ACC-foe Florida State (10/12) ... Also placed first in the 1,000 freestyle in the quad meet at Boston College (11/8) ... Moved into fifth in the all-time Duke charts after clocking a 9:12.16 in the 1,000 freestyle in Duke's tri-meet win over Harvard and Texas A&M (11/9) ... Placed second in that event, just behind teammate Zach Washart ... Recorded a pair of top-three finishes in the 500 and 1,000 freestyle at Queens (1/11).
Prior to Duke:Â U.S. Open qualifier ... Two-time state champion in the 500 freestyle ... Led high school squad to back-to-back state crowns ... NICSA All-American ... Member of 2018 NCSA All-American Ireland Team ... Took part in the 2018 USA Swimming Open Water Select Camp ... USA Swimming Academic All-American ... Member of National Honor Society junior and senior year ... Member of Alter Servers Club all four years of high school.
Personal:Â Son of William and Patrice Driscoll ... Has one sister (Colleen) ... Sister swam at the University of Vermont from 2015-19 ... Cousin, Daniele Kirchof was a gymnast at University of Denver from 2007-11 ... Cousin, Steven Wexler, was a track and field athlete at Cornell University from 2008-12.
Driscoll Career Bests:
500 Free: 4:26.34Â ... 10th all-time at Duke ... 2022 ACC Championship
1,000 Free: 9:12.16 ... 5th all-time at Duke ... at Harvard (11/9/19)
1,650 Free: 15:15.71Â ... 4th all-time at Duke ... 2022 ACC Championship
100 Breast: 1:03.08 ... at NC State (1/14/22)
200 Breast: 2:17.34 ... at Boston College (11/8/19)
200 IM: 1:54.64 ... vs. North Carolina (1/28/2022)
400 IM: 3:57.18Â ... 2021Â NC State GAC Invitational
At the ACC Championships:
2021: 19th, 1650 Free ... 15:22.35
2022: 11th, 1650 Free ... 15:15.71
Last updated on 6/8/2022
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