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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Ben Friedberg

Ben Friedberg

  • Position:
    Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Rochester, NY
  • Highschool:
    Harley School

Summary

Biography

SwimCloud Stats

At UR 2024-25: Swam in all nine meets during junior campaign...Competed in three individual events and three relays at UAAs, notching a season-best time in the 200 freestyle (1:49.52)...Helped UR set the program record in the 200 medley relay (7th, 1:32.28), the 70th-fastest time in NCAA Division III this season...Also competed on UR's 200 freestyle 'A' relay (7th) and 400 freestyle 'B' relay (15th)...Added another NCAA top-100 time at the Bomber Invitational in December, swimming in UR's 200 freestyle relay that ranked 90th in DIII with a time of 1:25.02...Placed three marks on UR's top-10 times list, ranking third in the 50 freestyle, fourth in the 200 freestyle relay and first in the 200 medley relay...Had UR's fastest 50 freestyle time on the season, 21.01, leading off the 200 freestyle relay at UAAs...Scored the ninth-most points on the team, including relay, notching four top-three results...Turned in four top-10 finishes at the Bomber Invitational, placing ninth, individually, in the 50 freestyle, while adding three top-five results on UR's 'A' relays in the 200 freestyle and medley relays, as well as a fourth-place finish on UR's 'B' 400 freestyle relay...Earned a event win in the 50 freestyle against Grove City on Nov. 23.

At UR 2023-24: The sophomore was UR's top freestyle sprinter, posting a season-best time of 21.38 seconds in the 50 freestyle at the UAA Championships, leading to a 30th place finish...Also, was on UR's top 200 freestyle relay (1:25.70) and 200 medley relay (1:33.30) that both finished in 7th place at the conference meet...Scored on UR's 'B' relays in the 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay at UAA's and ended 36th in the 100 freestyle...Overall, competed in 10 meets and scored 117.50 points including relays, ranking ninth on the Yellowjackets this season...At the Ithaca Bomber Invite in December, finished 9th individually in the 50 freestyle and was 23rd in the 100 butterfly (53.96 seconds) and scored 24th in the 100 freestyle (48.29 seconds)...Added 4th place and 5th place finishes on 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay at Ithaca...Ended season ranking 74th in Division III and 4th on UR top-10 list in 200 medley relay also cracked individual UR top-10 list in 50 freestyle.

At UR 2022-23: First-year competed in all nine of the Yellowjackets meets...Scored 35.25 points, including relays, with two second-place finishes and one third-place result...Helped place a time on UR's Top-10 times list (10th) with the opening leg of UR's 200 freestyle relay, clocking in with a time of 1:25.42...Scored a 7th-place result in the 200 freestyle relay at UAAs, along with three Top-45 individual finishes...Finished 40th in the 100 butterfly with a season-best time of 55.43...Also set a new personal best with a time of 49.10 in the 100 freestyle, good for 43rd...Recorded the second-fastest 50 freestyle time of the season (21.83) at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational.

HS: Attended the Harley School...Participated on the swimming & diving, baseball and golf teams with the Wolves...Club swim team was PACK Swimming.

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