2011-12 Men's Swimming

Ben Absher

  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-6 / 0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, Tenn.
  • High School:
    Christian Academy

Summary

Biography

2011-12: Three-year letterwinner ... currentlyholds W&L All-Time Top 10 performances in the 1000 free(9:57.13) and 1650 free (16:36.28)

2010-11: Swam to season-best times in the 1000free (10:09.28) and 1650 free (17:03.05) at the BMC Championships... recorded a season-best time of 2:07.90 in the 200 fly at theTCNJ Invite (Dec. 3-5) ... finished in second place while recordinga top season time of 5:17.20 in the 500 free during a dual meetwith Transylvania (10/29).

2009-10: Recorded a 14th-place finish in the1000 free and the 400 IM at the Bluegrass Mountain ConferenceChampionships (2/17-20) ... finished second in the 100 free againstGettysburg (1/16) ... took the top spot in the 1000 free againstTransylvania on Oct. 31 … claimed the 1000 free in a meetagainst Centre (10/17) ... finished fourth in the 100 free andsixth in the 500 free against Mary Washington (10/16).

2008-09: Finished eighth in the 1000 free and1650 free at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference (BMC) championship… claimed the 1000 free in a meet against Gettysburg(1/17).

High school: Four-year letterwinner in swimmingat Christian Academy … four-time regional finalist and statequalifier.

Personal: W&L Scholar-Athlete ... physicsmajor.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2010-11Junior

    5'6"
  • 2011-12Senior

    5'6"