2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Branzell, Reese
Reese Branzell
- Position:
- Free
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Palm Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Dreyfoos School
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
Record Book: Holds school record in 100 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay...No. 3 in 200 freestyle relay...No. 4 in 200 medley relay...No. 5 in 50 freestyle...No. 6 in 200 freestyle.
2024-25: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay and Second Team citation in 400 freestyle relay...Anchored third-place 800 freestyle relay, sixth-place 400 medley relay, and 11th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAA Championships...Selected as relay alternate for NCAA Championships...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay at SEC Championships, anchoring school record relay...Finished 12th in 100 freestyle and 20th in 200 freestyle at SECs; also finished fifth in 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays, along with ninth-place 200 freestyle relay...Posted B-cuts in 100 and 200 freestyle...Finished 11th in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual win in 50 freestyle against UNC Wilmington.
2023-24:Â Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays...Finished 25th in 100 freestyle, 30th in 200 freestyle, and 39th in 50 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of 13th-place 400 freestyle relay and 15th-place 200 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Reset school record in 400 freestyle relay with time of 2:48.22...Finished fifth in 100 freestyle, sixth in 200 freestyle, and 13th in 50 freestyle at SEC Championships...Set two school records in 100 freestyle during prelims and finals...Member of fourth-place 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays at SECs...Helped set school record in 400 free relay...Posted A-cut in 100 freestyle and B-cut in 50 freestyle...Finished third in 100 freestyle, fifth in 50 freestyle, and ninth in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual wins in 100 freestyle against NC State/Duke, Auburn, and Tennessee...Set new personal-best times in 50, 100, and 200 freestyle.
2022-23: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 400 freestyle relay...Led off 14th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAA Championships with personal-best 50 freestyle time of 42.32; also swam second leg of 18th-place 200 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 400 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Won 100 freestyle C final at SECs; also finished 22nd in 200 freestyle and 26th in 50 freestyle...Posted B-cuts in 50, 100, and 200 freestyle...Posted dual win in 100 freestyle against Emory...Set new personal-best times in 50, 100, and 200 freestyle...Member of UGA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
2021-22: Posted B-cut in 100 freestyle...Finished 18th in 100 freestyle, 34th in 200 freestyle, and 39th in 50 freestyle at SEC Championships...Swam third leg of fourth-place 400 freestyle relay at SECs.
High School: Swam for Dreyfoos School under coach Nathan Hesse and for Saint Andrews Swimming under coaches Sid Cassidy, Ramon Walton, and Quinn Cassidy…Won three Florida 2A state championships, including consecutive titles in 100 freestyle and 2019 victory in 200 freestyle; also won three regional championships…Won three consecutive 100m freestyle titles at Florida Gold Coast Senior Long Course Championships, along with 100m butterfly win in 2019…Won three titles in 50 and 100 freestyle at Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships…Holds school records in 100 and 200 freestyle.
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National: Finished 16th in 100m freestyle and 33rd in 50m freestyle and 200m freestyle at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials...Finished 13th in 100m freestyle and 16th in 50m freestyle at 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished 19th in 100m freestyle and 26th in 50m freestyle at 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave I…Competed for Team USA at 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup as member of USA Swimming National Junior Team…Won gold in 100 freestyle at 2021 NCSA Spring Swimming Championships…Reached finals in 50m and 100m freestyle at 2019 U.S. Open.
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Personal: Born March 13, 2003…Son of LeAnn Elder and Derek Branzell…Majoring in Sport Management.
Collegiate Personal Bests
2024-25: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay and Second Team citation in 400 freestyle relay...Anchored third-place 800 freestyle relay, sixth-place 400 medley relay, and 11th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAA Championships...Selected as relay alternate for NCAA Championships...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay at SEC Championships, anchoring school record relay...Finished 12th in 100 freestyle and 20th in 200 freestyle at SECs; also finished fifth in 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays, along with ninth-place 200 freestyle relay...Posted B-cuts in 100 and 200 freestyle...Finished 11th in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual win in 50 freestyle against UNC Wilmington.
2023-24:Â Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays...Finished 25th in 100 freestyle, 30th in 200 freestyle, and 39th in 50 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of 13th-place 400 freestyle relay and 15th-place 200 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Reset school record in 400 freestyle relay with time of 2:48.22...Finished fifth in 100 freestyle, sixth in 200 freestyle, and 13th in 50 freestyle at SEC Championships...Set two school records in 100 freestyle during prelims and finals...Member of fourth-place 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays at SECs...Helped set school record in 400 free relay...Posted A-cut in 100 freestyle and B-cut in 50 freestyle...Finished third in 100 freestyle, fifth in 50 freestyle, and ninth in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual wins in 100 freestyle against NC State/Duke, Auburn, and Tennessee...Set new personal-best times in 50, 100, and 200 freestyle.
2022-23: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 400 freestyle relay...Led off 14th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAA Championships with personal-best 50 freestyle time of 42.32; also swam second leg of 18th-place 200 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 400 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Won 100 freestyle C final at SECs; also finished 22nd in 200 freestyle and 26th in 50 freestyle...Posted B-cuts in 50, 100, and 200 freestyle...Posted dual win in 100 freestyle against Emory...Set new personal-best times in 50, 100, and 200 freestyle...Member of UGA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
2021-22: Posted B-cut in 100 freestyle...Finished 18th in 100 freestyle, 34th in 200 freestyle, and 39th in 50 freestyle at SEC Championships...Swam third leg of fourth-place 400 freestyle relay at SECs.
High School: Swam for Dreyfoos School under coach Nathan Hesse and for Saint Andrews Swimming under coaches Sid Cassidy, Ramon Walton, and Quinn Cassidy…Won three Florida 2A state championships, including consecutive titles in 100 freestyle and 2019 victory in 200 freestyle; also won three regional championships…Won three consecutive 100m freestyle titles at Florida Gold Coast Senior Long Course Championships, along with 100m butterfly win in 2019…Won three titles in 50 and 100 freestyle at Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships…Holds school records in 100 and 200 freestyle.
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National: Finished 16th in 100m freestyle and 33rd in 50m freestyle and 200m freestyle at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials...Finished 13th in 100m freestyle and 16th in 50m freestyle at 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished 19th in 100m freestyle and 26th in 50m freestyle at 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave I…Competed for Team USA at 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup as member of USA Swimming National Junior Team…Won gold in 100 freestyle at 2021 NCSA Spring Swimming Championships…Reached finals in 50m and 100m freestyle at 2019 U.S. Open.
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Personal: Born March 13, 2003…Son of LeAnn Elder and Derek Branzell…Majoring in Sport Management.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Freestyle | 19.38 | 2024 SEC Championships (2/21/24) |
| 100 Freestyle | 41.44 | 2024 SEC Championships (2/24/24) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:32.26 | 2024 SEC Championships (2/22/24) |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:29.38 | Emory (2/1/25) |
| 100 Butterfly | 49.14 | 2022 Bulldog Invitational (2/26/22) |
Georgia Men's Swimming and Diving NCAA Championships Day 4 Video Recap
Monday, March 31
Georgia Men's Swimming and Diving NCAA Championships Day 3 Video Recap
Saturday, March 29
Georgia Men's Swimming and Diving NCAA Championships Day 2 Video Recap
Friday, March 28
Georgia Men's Swimming and Diving NCAA Championships Day 1 Video Recap
Thursday, March 27
