2024-25 / AS A SENIOR
• U.S. Open Champion (50m Free, 100m Free, 100m Fly)
• Honorable Mention All-American (100 Fly)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (100 Free, 100 Fly)
• Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 11)
2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier (50m & 100m Free, 100m Fly)
• USA Swimming Speedo Summer Championships Qualifier (50m Free, 100m Back, 100m Fly)
• Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 8)
• Completed primarily in the freestyle sprints and 100 backstroke
• Recognized as the team’s co-MVP
• Finished top 10 in all three of his individual events at the Big Ten Championships, accounting for 65 team points to rank second on the team
• A finalist in the 100 free and 100 back at Big Tens
• Also raced as part of four relays at Big Tens for the third year in a row
Accounted for 191 career team points while scoring in all three of his individual events all three years at Big Tens, easily Purdue’s most among active swimmers
• Accounted for Purdue season-best times in the 50 (19.46) and 100 free (42.40), 100 back (45.57) and 100 fly (46.26)
• Season-best times occurred at: 50 and 100 free – Purdue Invitational, 100 fly and 200 free – Big Ten Triple Duals, 100 back – Big Ten Championships
• Matched his career best time in the 50 free that ranks fourth in team history
• Continues to hold program records in the 100 back and 100 fly while ranking second in team history in the 100 and 200 free
• Part of relay rankings in the Purdue record book – third in 200 medley (1:24.07), third in 400 medley (3:06.94), fifth in 400 free (2:53.18) and sixth in 200 free (1:17.80)
• Led the team with 12 individual event victories and contributed to eight relay winners to share the team lead
• Victorious in the 50 and 100 free as well as the 100 back at the Purdue Invitational, setting a meet record in the 100 back
• Led the way with 60 team points with his team individual victories at the Purdue Invite
• Helped the Boilermakers win the 200 and 400 medley relays as well as the 200 free relay at the Purdue Invite
• Won the 50 free and 100 back while also contributing to Purdue’s victorious 200 free relay team at the Big Ten Triple Duals vs. Minnesota and Northwestern
• Swept the freestyle sprints in the dual vs. Missouri
• Victorious in the 100 back at Indiana
• Swept the 100 free and 100 back in the home opener vs. UIndy
• Demonstrated his versatility by winning the 100 IM at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate and the 200 free vs. Oakland
• Helped Purdue win the 200 and 400 medley relays as well as the 400 free relay in the two-day dual vs. Oakland
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Honorable Mention All-American (100 Backstroke)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (50 & 100 Free, 100 Back)
• USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships Qualifier (50m & 100m Free, 50m & 100m Fly, 100m Back)
• USA Swimming TYR Pro Championships Qualifier (50m, 100m & 200m Free; 100m Back; 100m Fly)
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints, 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly while also being a big contributor to relays
• Eclipsed Purdue's team record in the 100 backstroke (45.17) and accounted for the second-fastest times ever in the 100 (41.99) and 200 freestyle (1:34.85)
• Also posted the team’s top times of the season in the 50 free (19.46) and 100 fly (46.17)
• Achieved NCAA provisional qualifying times (B Cuts) in the 50, 100 and 200 free, 100 back and 100 fly
• Enjoyed a clutch showing in the 100 free at the Boiler-Make-It Last Chance meet, with his time of 41.99 ranking 18th nationally to earn him a berth at the NCAA Championships
• Eclipsed the team record in the 100 back, which had stood since 2019, in the prelims at the NCAA Championships while qualifying for the consolation final
• Became Purdue's first All-American in the backstroke since 2005
• Enters his junior season ranked top five in program history in five events (fourth in 50 free)
• As a key contributor on relays, helped Purdue post a top-four time in team history in all five events, highlighted by second in the 200 medley and 800 free
• Accounted for 67 team points at the Big Ten Championships, finishing fourth in the A final of the 100 back and fifth in the A final of the 100 free
• Swam on four relays at Big Tens for the second year in a row, helping the 200 medley and 400 free teams both place fourth
• Racked up 126 team points at Big Tens as an underclassman
• Highlighted by event victories in the 100 fly and 100 back, accounted for a team-high 73.5 points at the Purdue Invitational to lead the way in the Boilermakers' comeback win
• Also finished as the runner-up in the 50 and 100 free at the Purdue Invite
• Raced as part of the Boilermakers' top-scoring teams in all five relays at the Purdue Invite, helping win the 400 and 800 free
• Out touched Purdue alum and former relay teammate Nikola Acin by 0.11 hundredths to win the 100 free at Michigan
• Victorious in the 100 fly and 200 free at the Big Ten Triple Duals hosted by Northwestern
• Also helped Purdue sweep the 200 and 400 free relays at the Big Ten Triple Duals, highlighted by a pool record in the 400 free
• Set a pool record (43.01) at Northwestern in the 100 free on the leadoff leg of the 400 free relay at the Big Ten Triple Duals
• Swept the 50 free and 100 fly while also contributing to the victorious 400 free relay at the home opener vs. UIndy
• Won the 50 free and his heat of the 100 breast (fourth overall) at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• At the TYR Pro Championships in Southern California in July, was a B Finalist in the 50m free and won the C final of the 100m fly
• Also was a C finalist in the 100m fly at USA Swimming's Phillips 66 National Championships in June
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Honorable Mention All-American (400 Free Relay)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (200 & 400 Free Relays)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (200 & 400 Free Relays, 200 & 400 Medley Relays)
• Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 12)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 24)
• Competed primarily in the 100 butterfly and freestyle sprints while also being a big contributor to relays
• Set a team record in the 100 fly (45.64), eclipsing a mark that had stood since 2009
• Established Purdue freshman records in the 100 free (42.19), 100 back (46.68) and 100 fly, moving into second place all-time in the freestyle and backstroke
• Also ranked third fastest on the team in the 50 (19.58) and 200 free (1:37.31) for the season
• Posted his 50 free time at the Purdue Invitational, moving into sixth place in team history
• His 200 free split on the leadoff leg of the 800 free relay at the Big Ten Triple Duals moved him into 13th all-time in team history
• Swam on four relays at the Big Ten Championships, helping Purdue win bronze in both the 200 and 400 free, marking the first time the Boilermakers had two relays medal in the same season since 1998
• Helped the 400 free relay team set a program record (2:49.74) and three other relays (200 free, 200 & 400 medley) post top-five times in team history
• First Boilermaker to eclipse multiple freshman records in the same season since 2019 and the first to break three since 2011
• Scored in all three of individual events at the Big Ten Championships, accounting for 59 team points for the top total among the Purdue swimmers and tied for third overall
• At Big Tens, Qualified for the A final of the 100 free and 100 fly plus the B final of the 50 free
• Only Boilermaker to score in four individual events at the Purdue Invitational, accounting for a team-high 71 points while winning the 100 fly and finishing as the runner-up in the A finals of the 50 and 100 free as well as the 100 back
• Also helped the Boilermakers win the 200 and 400 free at the Purdue Invite
• Won the 50 free at Notre Dame
• Won the 100 fly and was part of the victorious 200 free relay at the Big Ten Triple Duals in Minneapolis
• Won the 100 fly and contributed to the victorious 400 free relay in the season-opening dual vs. Minnesota
• Won the 100 back and was part of the victorious 200 free relay at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Raced in the 50-meter and 100m free as well as the 100m fly at the Phillips 66 National Championships in July, finishing top 40 overall in the 100s
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Laura Seibold Caudill at Delta High School near Muncie
• Two-time All-American in the 50 free and 100 fly as an upperclassman
• Indiana state champion in the 50 free and 100 fly as a senior
• Four-year Indiana state qualifier, improving from 30th place in the 100 fly as a freshman to state champ
• Won silver in the 100 free at state as a junior
• As a four-year sectional champion in multiple individual events and both freestyle relays, set meet records in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly as an upperclassman
• Helped Delta win four consecutive sectional championships
• Also played golf at the varsity level as a sophomore
• Competed for the Cardinal Community Swim Club
• 2021 Indiana Senior State (SCY) champion in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back
• Finalist in the 50 and 100 free at the USA Swimming Speedo Summer Championships (East Region) in August 2021
• Junior Nationals Qualifier
PERSONAL
• Major: Selling & Sales Management
• Full name is Braden Conrad Samuels
• Born in Fishers, Indiana
• Parents are Patrick and Jackie Samuels
• Family also includes sister Jennifer and brother Palmer
• Father played football at Purdue
• Aunts Erin Russell and Kelly Gregg are also Purdue alumni
• U.S. Open Champion (50m Free, 100m Free, 100m Fly)
• Honorable Mention All-American (100 Fly)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (100 Free, 100 Fly)
• Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 11)
2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier (50m & 100m Free, 100m Fly)
• USA Swimming Speedo Summer Championships Qualifier (50m Free, 100m Back, 100m Fly)
• Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 8)
• Completed primarily in the freestyle sprints and 100 backstroke
• Recognized as the team’s co-MVP
• Finished top 10 in all three of his individual events at the Big Ten Championships, accounting for 65 team points to rank second on the team
• A finalist in the 100 free and 100 back at Big Tens
• Also raced as part of four relays at Big Tens for the third year in a row
Accounted for 191 career team points while scoring in all three of his individual events all three years at Big Tens, easily Purdue’s most among active swimmers
• Accounted for Purdue season-best times in the 50 (19.46) and 100 free (42.40), 100 back (45.57) and 100 fly (46.26)
• Season-best times occurred at: 50 and 100 free – Purdue Invitational, 100 fly and 200 free – Big Ten Triple Duals, 100 back – Big Ten Championships
• Matched his career best time in the 50 free that ranks fourth in team history
• Continues to hold program records in the 100 back and 100 fly while ranking second in team history in the 100 and 200 free
• Part of relay rankings in the Purdue record book – third in 200 medley (1:24.07), third in 400 medley (3:06.94), fifth in 400 free (2:53.18) and sixth in 200 free (1:17.80)
• Led the team with 12 individual event victories and contributed to eight relay winners to share the team lead
• Victorious in the 50 and 100 free as well as the 100 back at the Purdue Invitational, setting a meet record in the 100 back
• Led the way with 60 team points with his team individual victories at the Purdue Invite
• Helped the Boilermakers win the 200 and 400 medley relays as well as the 200 free relay at the Purdue Invite
• Won the 50 free and 100 back while also contributing to Purdue’s victorious 200 free relay team at the Big Ten Triple Duals vs. Minnesota and Northwestern
• Swept the freestyle sprints in the dual vs. Missouri
• Victorious in the 100 back at Indiana
• Swept the 100 free and 100 back in the home opener vs. UIndy
• Demonstrated his versatility by winning the 100 IM at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate and the 200 free vs. Oakland
• Helped Purdue win the 200 and 400 medley relays as well as the 400 free relay in the two-day dual vs. Oakland
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Honorable Mention All-American (100 Backstroke)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (50 & 100 Free, 100 Back)
• USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships Qualifier (50m & 100m Free, 50m & 100m Fly, 100m Back)
• USA Swimming TYR Pro Championships Qualifier (50m, 100m & 200m Free; 100m Back; 100m Fly)
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints, 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly while also being a big contributor to relays
• Eclipsed Purdue's team record in the 100 backstroke (45.17) and accounted for the second-fastest times ever in the 100 (41.99) and 200 freestyle (1:34.85)
• Also posted the team’s top times of the season in the 50 free (19.46) and 100 fly (46.17)
• Achieved NCAA provisional qualifying times (B Cuts) in the 50, 100 and 200 free, 100 back and 100 fly
• Enjoyed a clutch showing in the 100 free at the Boiler-Make-It Last Chance meet, with his time of 41.99 ranking 18th nationally to earn him a berth at the NCAA Championships
• Eclipsed the team record in the 100 back, which had stood since 2019, in the prelims at the NCAA Championships while qualifying for the consolation final
• Became Purdue's first All-American in the backstroke since 2005
• Enters his junior season ranked top five in program history in five events (fourth in 50 free)
• As a key contributor on relays, helped Purdue post a top-four time in team history in all five events, highlighted by second in the 200 medley and 800 free
• Accounted for 67 team points at the Big Ten Championships, finishing fourth in the A final of the 100 back and fifth in the A final of the 100 free
• Swam on four relays at Big Tens for the second year in a row, helping the 200 medley and 400 free teams both place fourth
• Racked up 126 team points at Big Tens as an underclassman
• Highlighted by event victories in the 100 fly and 100 back, accounted for a team-high 73.5 points at the Purdue Invitational to lead the way in the Boilermakers' comeback win
• Also finished as the runner-up in the 50 and 100 free at the Purdue Invite
• Raced as part of the Boilermakers' top-scoring teams in all five relays at the Purdue Invite, helping win the 400 and 800 free
• Out touched Purdue alum and former relay teammate Nikola Acin by 0.11 hundredths to win the 100 free at Michigan
• Victorious in the 100 fly and 200 free at the Big Ten Triple Duals hosted by Northwestern
• Also helped Purdue sweep the 200 and 400 free relays at the Big Ten Triple Duals, highlighted by a pool record in the 400 free
• Set a pool record (43.01) at Northwestern in the 100 free on the leadoff leg of the 400 free relay at the Big Ten Triple Duals
• Swept the 50 free and 100 fly while also contributing to the victorious 400 free relay at the home opener vs. UIndy
• Won the 50 free and his heat of the 100 breast (fourth overall) at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• At the TYR Pro Championships in Southern California in July, was a B Finalist in the 50m free and won the C final of the 100m fly
• Also was a C finalist in the 100m fly at USA Swimming's Phillips 66 National Championships in June
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Honorable Mention All-American (400 Free Relay)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (200 & 400 Free Relays)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (200 & 400 Free Relays, 200 & 400 Medley Relays)
• Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 12)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 24)
• Competed primarily in the 100 butterfly and freestyle sprints while also being a big contributor to relays
• Set a team record in the 100 fly (45.64), eclipsing a mark that had stood since 2009
• Established Purdue freshman records in the 100 free (42.19), 100 back (46.68) and 100 fly, moving into second place all-time in the freestyle and backstroke
• Also ranked third fastest on the team in the 50 (19.58) and 200 free (1:37.31) for the season
• Posted his 50 free time at the Purdue Invitational, moving into sixth place in team history
• His 200 free split on the leadoff leg of the 800 free relay at the Big Ten Triple Duals moved him into 13th all-time in team history
• Swam on four relays at the Big Ten Championships, helping Purdue win bronze in both the 200 and 400 free, marking the first time the Boilermakers had two relays medal in the same season since 1998
• Helped the 400 free relay team set a program record (2:49.74) and three other relays (200 free, 200 & 400 medley) post top-five times in team history
• First Boilermaker to eclipse multiple freshman records in the same season since 2019 and the first to break three since 2011
• Scored in all three of individual events at the Big Ten Championships, accounting for 59 team points for the top total among the Purdue swimmers and tied for third overall
• At Big Tens, Qualified for the A final of the 100 free and 100 fly plus the B final of the 50 free
• Only Boilermaker to score in four individual events at the Purdue Invitational, accounting for a team-high 71 points while winning the 100 fly and finishing as the runner-up in the A finals of the 50 and 100 free as well as the 100 back
• Also helped the Boilermakers win the 200 and 400 free at the Purdue Invite
• Won the 50 free at Notre Dame
• Won the 100 fly and was part of the victorious 200 free relay at the Big Ten Triple Duals in Minneapolis
• Won the 100 fly and contributed to the victorious 400 free relay in the season-opening dual vs. Minnesota
• Won the 100 back and was part of the victorious 200 free relay at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Raced in the 50-meter and 100m free as well as the 100m fly at the Phillips 66 National Championships in July, finishing top 40 overall in the 100s
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Laura Seibold Caudill at Delta High School near Muncie
• Two-time All-American in the 50 free and 100 fly as an upperclassman
• Indiana state champion in the 50 free and 100 fly as a senior
• Four-year Indiana state qualifier, improving from 30th place in the 100 fly as a freshman to state champ
• Won silver in the 100 free at state as a junior
• As a four-year sectional champion in multiple individual events and both freestyle relays, set meet records in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly as an upperclassman
• Helped Delta win four consecutive sectional championships
• Also played golf at the varsity level as a sophomore
• Competed for the Cardinal Community Swim Club
• 2021 Indiana Senior State (SCY) champion in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back
• Finalist in the 50 and 100 free at the USA Swimming Speedo Summer Championships (East Region) in August 2021
• Junior Nationals Qualifier
PERSONAL
• Major: Selling & Sales Management
• Full name is Braden Conrad Samuels
• Born in Fishers, Indiana
• Parents are Patrick and Jackie Samuels
• Family also includes sister Jennifer and brother Palmer
• Father played football at Purdue
• Aunts Erin Russell and Kelly Gregg are also Purdue alumni