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Braden Holloway begins his second season as the associate head coach for men's and women's swimming at Virginia Tech. Holloway, who enters his sixth season overall with the program, was promoted to his new role in 2008.
Holloway, the Hokies' recruiting coordinator, is responsible for an incoming class for 2009-2010 that has been highly touted by CollegeSwimming.com, one of the premier sites covering the sport. For the second-straight year, the men's class has been nationally ranked, this time ranking 20th and capturing six of the state's top-20 recruits. The women's class was ranked 14th in the country by the same site, marking the first time both programs have had top-20 recruiting classes in the same year.
Under Holloway's coaching, the men's and women's swimming teams have continued to make their mark in Blacksburg, combining to set 30 new school-records and posting new times in each relay event in the 2008-09 season. The men posted a 7-1 record while the women finished 6-1. Holloway and his staff sent six swimmers to the NCAA Championships, where his athletes earned All-American Honorable Mentions in the 400 free relay, the 50 free and the 1650 free. He also helped coach Erika Hajnal to become the Hokies' first All-American in distance events, while shattering four school records. She recently represented Hungary at the 25th Universidad World University Games in Serbia over the summer and earned two top-10 finishes.
Holloway, a 2001 graduate of North Carolina State University, earned his degree in parks, recreation and tourism management. He was the commencement speaker for the College of Natural Resources in the spring of 2001. Upon his graduation from NC State, he earned his master's in education from Virginia Tech in the summer of 2007.
As a member of the NC State swimming and diving team, Holloway made the All-ACC team from 1998-2001, becoming both an ACC champion and an ACC record-holder. Announced to the ACC 50th anniversary men's swimming and diving team in 2002, Holloway was a five-time All-American and a two-time Academic All-American. He was ranked internationally in the backstroke events and an was an Olympic Trials qualifier. Holloway still holds three Wolfpack records.
Prior to joining Tech, Holloway served as an assistant coach at The University of the South from 2003-04. During his tenure, Holloway coached All-American Matthew Martelli, while his teams set four school records and touched in with seven individual titles.
Holloway is a native of Baton Rouge, La. He is married to the former Mary Mittendorf, who was also a collegiate swimmer. They have a 4-year-old daughter, Blythe Marie, and a 2-year-old son, Ethan Robert.
