Arnav Deshpande
Arnav Deshpande
  • Hometown:
    Naperville, Ill.
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Waubonsie Valley
  • Major:
    Business
  • Event:
    Back/Free
  • Club Team:
    FMC Aquatics

Bio

Career Best Times

Event Time Meet Year
50-yard Freestyle 20.04 UAA Championships 2023-24
100-yard Freestyle 44.63 Total Performance Invite 2024-25
100-yard Backstroke 48.07 UAA Championships 2024-25
200-yard Backstroke 1:49.36 Total Performance Invite 2022-23

 

Awards and Accolades

  • All- America Awards for 400-yard medley relay (1st), 200-yard medly relay (3rd), 200-yard freestyle relay (4th)
  • CSC Academic All-America Third Team in 2024-25
  • CSC Academic All-District Team in 2024-25
  • CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team in 2024-25
  • UAA All-Academic 2024-25
  • CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team in 2023-24
  • UAA All-Academic in 2023-24
  • All-America in the 200-yard medley relay (6th) and 200-yard freestyle relay (5th) in 2023-24
  • All-America Second Team in the 100-yard backstroke (12th), 400-yard medley relay (9th) and 400-yard freestyle relay (9th) in 2023-24
  • Set school records in the 50-yard freestyle (20.04), 200-yard freestyle relay (1:19.72), 200-yard medley relay (1:27.46), 400-yard medley relay (3:13.22) and 400-yard freestyle relay (2:58.20) in 2023-24
  • UAA Champion in the 50-yard freestyle in 2023-24
  • All-UAA Second Team in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 2023-24
  • All-UAA Third Team in the 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay in 2023-24
  • All-America in the 400-yard freestyle relay (6th) and 200-yard freestyle relay (8th) in 2022-23
  • All-America Honorable Mention in the 400-yard medley relay (9th), 200-yard medley relay (11th), and 800-yard freestyle relay (15th) in 2022-23
  • Also competed in the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke, and 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships in 2022-23
  • All-UAA Third Team in the 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay in 2022-23
  • Set the school record in the 200-yard medley relay (1:29.16) and 400-yard medley relay (3:15.80) in 2022-23
  • Achieved B cuts in 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, and 200-yard backstroke in 2022-23
  • Finished first on the team in the 50-yard freestyle, 50-yard backstroke, 100-yard backstroke, and 200-yard backstroke, and third on the team in the 100-yard freestyle in 2022-23

 

News Mentions

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Morford Repeats as CSC Academic All-America First Team Selection

Junior Brayden Morford of the Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving athletes has been named to the Academic All-America® men's...

April 29, 2026

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Four from Men's Swimming and Diving Honored on CSC Academic All-District Team

Four Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving student-athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-Distr...

April 7, 2026

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Tartans Place 7th at NCAA Championships

The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team finished the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in seventh...

March 21, 2026

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Morford is 100 yard Backstroke Champion for Second Straight Year

The Carnegie Mellon University men’s swimming and diving team continued competition at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving...

March 20, 2026

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Tartans Capture Two All-America Finishes on Second Day of NCAA Championships

The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team continued competition at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championship...

March 19, 2026

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Tartans Begin NCAA Championships with All-America Finishes

The Carnegie Mellon University men’s swimming and diving team began competition at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving...

March 18, 2026

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Eleven Tartans Set for NCAA Championships Meet

Eleven Carnegie Mellon University men's swimmers have earned the right to compete at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships....

March 2, 2026

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Tartans Place Fifth at UAA Championships

The Carnegie Mellon University men’s swimming and diving team placed fifth at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Swimming and Diving...

February 14, 2026

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Tartans Move Into Fourth Place at UAA Championships

The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team finished the third day of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Swimming and...

February 13, 2026

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Deshpande Claims All-UAA Status on Second Day of UAA Championships

The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team finished the second day of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Swimming and...

February 12, 2026

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Tartans Top Calvin in Last Home Meet of the Season

The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team hosted Calvin University for a dual meet to end the regular season and won 170-128.

January 31, 2026

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Tartans Set Pool Records at Home Western PA Invitational

The Carnegie Mellon University men’s swimming and diving team competed at the two-day Western Pennsylvanian Invitational on Friday, January...

January 24, 2026

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Tartans Win Five Events in Dual with Denison

The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team began the second semester with a dual meet at home against Denison University, on...

January 17, 2026

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Tartans Set Another Record on Last Night of Kenyon Invite

The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team finished competition at the Kenyon College Total Performance Invitational on...

November 22, 2025

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Tartans Win Five of Seven Events at Kenyon Invitational

The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming team competed at the Kenyon College Total Performance Invitational on Friday, November 21. The...

November 21, 2025

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Tartans Set Two School Records on First Day of Kenyon Total Performance Invitational

The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team competed in the first day of the Total Performance Invitational at Kenyon College on...

November 20, 2025

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Tartans Cruise Past Washington & Lee in First Dual Meet of the Season

The Carnegie Mellon University men’s swimming and diving team continued its season at Washington and Lee University on Saturday, October 18....

October 18, 2025

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Tartans Have Early Success at Pitt Relay Meet

The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team opened the 2025-26 season at the University of Pittsburgh for a relay meet against...

October 11, 2025