Career Highlights
- 2024 NCAA Championship QualifierÂ
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21, 2021)
- 2024 NCAA Championship qualifierÂ
- 2021 NCAA Championship qualifier
- 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier
- 2022 and 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2021 CSCAA Scholar-Athletes
| Â Personal Bests |
| Â 200 IMÂ |
 1:45.13 |
 3/3/21 |
| Â 100 Breast |
 52.61 |
 3/5/21 |
| Â 50 Free |
19.25 |
 3/5/21 |
| 100 Free |
42.72 |
 11/17/23 |
| 200 Free |
1:35.12 |
12/3/22 |
Swim Cloud Profile
2024-25:Â Came in second in the 100 free in 43.25 and in the 50 free in 19.91 and finished third in the 100 breast in 54.52 at the Badger Invite (Feb. 7-8)...Won the 100 free in 45.32 and placed second in the 50 free in 20.47 vs Green Bay (Oct. 11)
2023-24:Â Competed in the 200 free relay, swimming a 50 free in 19.02 at the NCAA Championships (Mar. 27)...Finished fourth in the 50 free in 19.37 and came in ninth in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championship (Feb.28)...Placed fifth in the 50 free in 19.95 and seventh in the 100 free in 44.45 against Indiana and Louisville (Feb.2)...Won the 50 free in 19.66 against Green Bay (Jan.26)...Came in second in the 100 free in 44.27 and came in second in the 100 breast in 54.30 against Northwestern (Jan.20)...Won the 100 breast in 54.37 and won the 100 IM in 48.99 against UC San Diego (Jan.6)...Finished 37th in the 50 free in 22.95 and came in 66th in the 100 free in 51.04 at the U.S. Open (Dec.1)...Came in sixth in the 100 breast in 53.57 and placed seventh in the 100 free in 43.10 at the Texas Invitational (Nov.17)...Won the 100 free in 44.43 and placed third in the 50 free in 20.25 against Minnesota (Nov.3)...Placed third in the 100 fly in 47.94 and came in fourth in the 50 free in 20.17Â against Michigan and Arizona (Oct.20)...Finished third in the 100 free in 45.14, fourth in the 100 breast in 55.90, member of the second-place 400 free relay in 2:59.58 and third-place 200 medley relay in 1:28.94 vs. Notre Dame (Oct. 6)Â
2022-23: Competed in the NCAA Championships in the 200 and 400 free relays in Minneapolis (March 22) ... Won the 50 free in 19.44 at the Minnesota Last Chance Meet (March 4) ... Came in 10th in the 200 free in 1:35.41, finished 12th in the 100 free in 43.20, and finished 11th in the 50 free in 19.62 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb.22)...Placed second in the 200 free in 1:38.69 against UW-Green Bay (Feb.3)...Won the 100 free in 45.66, won the 100 IM in 49.56, and placed fourth in the 50 breast in 26.76 against UC San Diego (Dec.30) ... Finished eighth in the 100 free in 42.96, placed ninth in the 50 free in 19.47, and came in 12th in the 200 free with a personal best time of 1:35.12 at the Minnesota Invitational (Dec.3) ... Won the 100 free in 44.02 vs. Minnesota (Nov.4)...Placed third in the 50 free in 20.19 and placed fourth in the 100 free with a time of 44.39 vs. Arizona State (Oct.22)... Won the 100 free in 43.92 and came in second in the 50 free with a time of 20.07 vs. Arizona (Oct.21)
2021-22: Won the 50 free in 19.84, the 100 free in 43.49 and finished second in the 200 free in 1:37.25 vs. Arizona and Hawaii (Oct. 22-23) ... missed the rest of the season due to injury
2020-21: Finished 23rd in the 50 free in 19.47, 28th in the 100 breast and 33rd in the 100 free in 43.10 at the NCAA Championships (March 24-27) ... placed ninth in the 100 free in 42.93, ninth in the 100 breast in 52.65 and 12th in the 200 IM in 1:45.20 at the Big Ten Championships (March 2-6) ... won the 50 free in 19.77 and the 100 free in 43.23 vs. Northwestern and Illinois (Feb. 6) ... won the 100 free in 43.43, the 200 IM and 1:46.64 and finished second in the 50 free in 19.85 vs. Minnesota and Purdue (Jan. 23)`
High School: Team captain … three-time team MVP … six-time NISCA All-American and Babcock Award winner as a senior … three-time NISCA All-American as a junior … NISCA All-American as a sophomore … Golden Goggle Award winner as a freshman
Personal: Parents are Tom and Nicole Benson … siblings are Amy, Alison, Anika and Ada … his father swam for Wisconsin from 1981-85 … his mom swam for Green Bay in 1992-96 and Kansas from 1996-97 …born July 23 ... Eagle Scout … major is economics
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin for the wonderful coaching staff, the great athletic and academic possibilities which Wisconsin has to offer, and the awesome team atmosphere and culture."
