2025-26 Women's Swimming Roster

Mike Strauss

Grace Bentley

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Painter, Va.
  • High School:
    Nandua
  • Major:
    Undeclared

Summary

Biography

2024-25
  • W&L Scholar Athlete (Fall)
High School: Member of the swimming, cross country and track and field teams at Nandua High School...Helped lead the swimming team to three VHSL Region 2A Championships...Team Captain during her junior and senior seasons...School record holder in nine events...Four-time YMCA Regional Qualifier...Two-time Virginia Senior Championship qualifier...Qualified for the YMCA Nationals Qualifier in 2024...2024 Virginia Swimming Athlete Scholarship recipient...Two-time VHSL Cross Country State Qualifier...VHSL Track and Field State Qualifier in 2023....School Record holders in three track and field events...Salutatorian for the Class of 2024...Four year member of the Beta Club...Selected to the honor roll five times...

Personal: Great Uncle, James Eastham '84, attended W&L...Mother, KJ Bentley and Aunt, Courtney Silver, swam at the University of North Carolina Wilmington...Grandmother, Kathryn Silver, swam at the University of Rhode Island...Grandfather, Jeremy Silver, played football at the University of Rhode Island...Grandfather, Eric Adamson, was a gymnast at the University of Virginia...Grandfather, Michael Bentley, played baseball at Chapman College...Aunt, Kathy Bentley, played volleyball at Salem College...Volunteer for Craddockville United Methodist and Onley Baptist Church Vacation Bible School...ORA Swim Team Volunteer...

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25First Year

    5'9"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    5'9"