2021-22 Men's Swimming Roster

Carter Branigan

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 158
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Lansdowne, Pa.
  • Highschool Commonwealth Charter

Biography

2021-22: Competed in the 200- and 400-yard individual medley, 100-yard backstroke, 100- and 200-yard butterfly, 100-yard freestyle, 200-, 400- and 800-yard freestyle relay and the 200- and 400-yard medley relay throughout the season … named MAC Men’s Swimmer of the Week (11/22) after winning three individual events in the Diamond City Invitational … swam the fourth fastest time in school history in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.26 … MAC Men’s Swimmer of the Week (12/13) after winning two individual events against Penn State Altoona … swam a time of 2:01.24 in the 200-yard individual medley at the MAC Championships, finishing 11th … the 200-yard freestyle relay team posted a time of 1:36.09 … took sixth in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:19.66 … took fourth place in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:56.9 … helped the 800-yard freestyle relay finish seventh with a time of 7:19.51 … the 400-yard freestyle relay team took 10th place with a time of 3:20.75 … a member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll. 

2020-21: Academic All-MAC … competed in the 50, 100 and 200-yard butterfly, 50-yard backstroke, 50 and 100-yard breaststroke, 50, 200, and 400-yard freestyle, 100, 200 and 400-yard individual medley, 200- and 400-yard medley relay throughout the season … helped the 200-yard freestyle team finish with a time of 1:31.45 and take sixth place in the MAC Championships … posted the third-fastest time in program history in the 200-yard individual medley, notching a 2:00.84 … the 400-yard medley relay team finished with a time of 3:47.18 … broke the school record in the 100- and 400- individual medleys, posting times of 56.08 and 4:17.48 … set a school record and took third in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:57.16 … a member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll.  

High School: Competed with the Rocky Run YMCA, Radnor Aquatic and Lansdowne Swim Clubs … finished sixth in the 200-yard backstroke (1:59.78) and seventh in 200-yard butterfly (2:00.08) at the YMCA East District Championships in 2020 … posted career-best times of 53.24 in the 100-yard backstroke, 1:55.14 in the 200-yard backstroke, 51.86 in the 100-yard butterfly and 1:56.79 in the 200-yard butterfly … also had a career-best 2:05.54 in the 200-yard individual?medley … set Prospect Park Swim Club pool records in boys' 13-14 age group in 100-meter individual medley (1:04.02) and 50-meter butterfly (27.58) during Elite Meet.

Personal: Son of Chrissy and Patrick Branigan … has one sister, Cassidy … a biology: cell and molecular major … favorite book is “Shawshank Redemption” … favorite actor is Wallace Shawn … favorite song is “Ripple” … favorite food is cheesesteak … dream job is to be an astronaut. 



 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

    Fly/Back
    5'8" 152 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Fly/Back
    5'8" 158 lbs