Kellen Beckwith

Kellen Beckwith

Associate Men's and Women's Swim Coach
Position Type
Staff
Service
- Present
Biography

Kellen Beckwith is Denison’s men’s and women’s swimming coach. He has served in this role since 2012. Beckwith came to Granville after one year as the assistant swimming and diving coach at Hope College in Holland, Mich. A 2011 graduate of Olivet College, Beckwith graduated Summa Cum Laude with a major in mathematics. A four-year member of the Olivet swimming and diving team, Beckwith was a four-time All-American backstroker and three time Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion.

He was twice named to the NCAA’s Elite 88 and in 2011 he was named the Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year. That prestigious honor came after earning first-team Academic All-America® honors and four College Swimming Coaches Association Scholar All-America awards.

While serving as an assistant at Hope, Beckwith headed the recruitment efforts for the Flying Dutch program. He coached five athletes to All-American status and one who was named to the NCAA’s Elite 89.

Degree(s)
B.A., Olivet College
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