Xavier University Athletics
2025-26 Swimming Roster
Brayden Mandacina
- Position:
- Breaststroke/Butterfly
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Clark
2025-26 All-BIG EAST Team
2026 BIG EAST Championships: 200 Medley Relay
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2025-26: Earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST team and took part in the finals of a pair of events at BIG EAST Championships...Set a person-best time of 54.93 in the prelims on the 100 breast to earn a spot in the Championship final, placing fourth in the finals...Set a season-best time of 2:02.67 in the B-Final of the 200 breast, placing 10th overall...Set a personal-best time of 1:52.87 in the prelims of the 200 IM...Earned All-BIG EAST as part of the third-place finishing 200 medley relay.
2024-25: Took part in the finals of three events at the 2025 BIG EAST Championships...Set a personal-best time of 55.36 in the B-Final of the 100 breast to win the heat, scoring in ninth place...Set a season best time of 50.02 in the 100 fly prelims, placing 14th in the finals...Set a season-best time of 2:03.20 in the prelims of the 200 breast to earn a spot in the B-Final, placing 15th overall in the finals.
2023-24: Took part in three individual events at the 2024 BIG EAST Championships, earning a spot in the finals of all three…Set a season-best time of 55.45 in the prelims of 100 breast to earn a spot in the Championship final where he placed sixth…Set a personal-best time of 2:02.43 in the 200 breast B-Final, winning the heat and placing ninth overall…Set a season-best time of 49.77 in the prelims of the 100 fly to earn a spot in the B-final of the 100 fly, where he placed 14th overall.
PRIOR TO XAVIER: Swam for coach Jeffrey Segrest at Tom C. Clark High School... Excels in breaststroke and 100 fly...Has a personal-best time of 55.41 in the 100 breast...Has a personal-best time of 49.57 in the 100 fly...Two-time Regional Champion in the 100 breast (2022, 2023), finishing fourth at the Texas 6A State Championships in the event...Regional runner-up in the event in 2020 and 2021...Holds regional record and Josh Davis pool record in 100 breast...Won the 2022 Regional Championship in the 100 fly...Qualified for state in the 4x100 relay four times.
PERSONAL: Studying Business at Xavier...Son of Kim Mandacina and Steve Mandacina...Has three sisters, Parker, Ellison and Ashtyn.
2026 BIG EAST Championships: 200 Medley Relay
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2025-26: Earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST team and took part in the finals of a pair of events at BIG EAST Championships...Set a person-best time of 54.93 in the prelims on the 100 breast to earn a spot in the Championship final, placing fourth in the finals...Set a season-best time of 2:02.67 in the B-Final of the 200 breast, placing 10th overall...Set a personal-best time of 1:52.87 in the prelims of the 200 IM...Earned All-BIG EAST as part of the third-place finishing 200 medley relay.
2024-25: Took part in the finals of three events at the 2025 BIG EAST Championships...Set a personal-best time of 55.36 in the B-Final of the 100 breast to win the heat, scoring in ninth place...Set a season best time of 50.02 in the 100 fly prelims, placing 14th in the finals...Set a season-best time of 2:03.20 in the prelims of the 200 breast to earn a spot in the B-Final, placing 15th overall in the finals.
2023-24: Took part in three individual events at the 2024 BIG EAST Championships, earning a spot in the finals of all three…Set a season-best time of 55.45 in the prelims of 100 breast to earn a spot in the Championship final where he placed sixth…Set a personal-best time of 2:02.43 in the 200 breast B-Final, winning the heat and placing ninth overall…Set a season-best time of 49.77 in the prelims of the 100 fly to earn a spot in the B-final of the 100 fly, where he placed 14th overall.
PRIOR TO XAVIER: Swam for coach Jeffrey Segrest at Tom C. Clark High School... Excels in breaststroke and 100 fly...Has a personal-best time of 55.41 in the 100 breast...Has a personal-best time of 49.57 in the 100 fly...Two-time Regional Champion in the 100 breast (2022, 2023), finishing fourth at the Texas 6A State Championships in the event...Regional runner-up in the event in 2020 and 2021...Holds regional record and Josh Davis pool record in 100 breast...Won the 2022 Regional Championship in the 100 fly...Qualified for state in the 4x100 relay four times.
PERSONAL: Studying Business at Xavier...Son of Kim Mandacina and Steve Mandacina...Has three sisters, Parker, Ellison and Ashtyn.
BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships - Day Two Highlights
Friday, February 22
BIG EAST Swimming - Day one
Friday, February 22
XAVIER SWIMMING DAY ONE - WOMEN
Friday, February 22
Xavier Swimming Seniors
Wednesday, February 20
