Braden Holloway
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1979 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | North Carolina State 2001 U. Virginia MA Education 2007 |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2001 | North Carolina State Coach Scott Hammond |
| Position | Backstroke |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2004 | U. of the South |
| 2008–2011 | Virginia Tech |
| 2011– | North Carolina State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 149-54-1 (NC State thru 2024) NC State Men: 76-18-1 NC State Women: 73-36 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NC State Women NCAA Runner-ups (2021) 9 ACC Conference Championships by 2024 (NC State Men) | |
| Awards | |
| 10xACC Men's Coach of Year CSCAA 100 Greatest Coaches | |
Braden Creath Holloway (born September 14, 1979) is an American former swimmer and swim coach for North Carolina State University where as Head Coach from 2011–2025, he was a recipient of the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Coach of the year ten times, and by 2024 had led the North Carolina men's team to nine consecutive top ten NCAA team championship finishes. By the 2024 season, the North Carolina State women's team had finished in the top 10 at the NCAA championships five years in a row, and placed second at the NCAA Championships in 2021. Holloway has served as the Assistant Olympic U.S. swimming coach at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and as a Head Coach for USA Swimming.
With many world ranked swimmers on his teams, as of 2024 he had coached around 15 future Olympians at NC State. These included 2016 and 2024 American Olympic gold medalist, Ryan Held, 2024 Olympic gold medalist Katharine Berkoff, and 2020 Swiss Olympic bronze medalist Noe Ponti.