University of Minnesota Athletics

2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Kaelin, Drew
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Kaelin Drew
Photo by: Bjorn Franke
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Photo by: Bjorn Franke
Kaelin Drew
Photo by: Bjorn Franke
Drew Kaelin

Drew Kaelin

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Breaststroke
  • Hometown:
    Elkhorn, Neb.
  • High School:
    Creighton Prep HS
Honors and Awards:
  • 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2024, '25)
2024-25 Senior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... First Chance Meet: took first in 100 breast (54.97), fourth in 200 breast (2:02.37) ... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: competed in 100 breast (55.24) and 200 breast (2:01.06) ... Arizona State Dual: competed in 100 breast (56.13) and 200 breast (2:06.18) ... Minnesota Invitational: placed 19th in 100 breast (56.25), 21st in 200 breast (2:04.26), competed in 50 free prelims ... St. Thomas/SDSU Tri-Dual: took fourth in 100 breast (57.72) and fifth in 200 breast (2:08.97) ... Army Dual: notched sixth in 100 breast (56.10) ... South Dakota Dual: placed third in 200 breast (2:09.18), sixth in 100 free (48.31), competed in 400 free relay

2023-24 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten... First Chance Meet: won the 100 breast (54.45) and got third in the 200 breast (1:59.13)... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: finished ninth in the 100 breast (55.14)... Pitt Dual: captured fifth in the 100 breast (57.24)... Tampa Dual: placed second in the 100 breast (57.41) and fifth in the 200 breast (2:09.17)... Minnesota Invite: came in 18th in the 200 breast (2:02.12) and 20th in the 100 breast (55.58)... Wisconsin Dual: got sixth in the 100 breast (57.15)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: swam to an eighth-place finish in the 500 free (4:51.72)... SMU Dual: finished seventh in the 100 breast (57.07)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: placed third in the 200 breast (2:06.76)

2022-23 Sophomore Season: Big Tens: came in 25th in the 100 breast (55.29) and 26th in the 200 breast (2:00.59) ... Northwestern/Purdue Tri-Dual: took ninth in the 100 breast (56.20) and 10th in the 200 breast (2:03.36); also part of the 200 medley relay that took eighth (1:30.00) ... Minnesota Invite: came in 28th in the 200 breast (2:01.37) and 32nd in the 100 breast (55.68); also part of the 400 medley relay that came in 17th (3:15.23) and the 200 medley relay that was 23rd (1:30.17) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed sixth in the 100 breast (57.19) and 200 breast (2:07.33); also part of the 200 medley relay that claimed fifth (1:34.02) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took third in the 100 breast (57.59) and swam the 200 breast in an exhibition (2:06.88); also part of the 200 medley relay that took third (1:32.82) ... SMU Dual: finished fifth in the 100 breast (57.61) and seventh in the 200 breast (2:09.66); also part of the 400 medley relay that finished seventh (3:29.22) ... South Dakota Dual: placed second in the 100 breast (57.45) and 200 breast (2:09.61), and helped the 200 medley relay (1:32.70) to a fourth-place finish

2021-22 Freshman Season:
Touched second in the 200 breast (2:03.87) and third in the 50 free (21.41) and 100 breast (56.70) at the Minnesota First Chance Meet • came in 11th in the 200 breast (2:06.47) and helped a 200 medley relay team to seventh (1:32.52) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Purdue • placed 12th in the 200 breast (2:11.34) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan • at the Minnesota Invite, finished 32nd in the 200 breast finals (2:08.09), 33rd in the 100 breast finals (57.71) and 58th in the 200 IM prelims (1:56.22) · placed eighth in the 200 breast (2:09.57) versus Wisconsin • in his collegiate debut, took second in the 100 breast (58.64), third in the 200 breast (2:12.10) and fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:34.78) against St. Thomas

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