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2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Ben Witt

  • Class Junior
  • Events Butterfly/Freestyle
  • Height 6-1
  • Hometown Janesville, Wis.
  • High School Joseph A. Craig
  • Major Electrical Engineering

Biography

2024-25
Event Meet (Date)  Result Place
50 Freestyle Wisconsin First Chance Meet (Feb. 7) 22.33 13th
100 Freestyle Wisconsin Showcase (Oct.19) 53.38 11th
200 Freestyle Wisconsin Showcase (Oct.19) 1:48.89 6th
IU Indy (Oct.26) 1:47.24 6th
UIC (Nov.1) 1:48.06 6th
IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.22) 1:44.44 39th (p)
Green Bay (Jan. 25) 1:48.27 4th
500 Freestyle Wheaton (Ill.) (Nov.2) 4:53.30 5th
IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.21) 4:50.60 39th
50 Butterfly IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.23) 23.31 18th (p)
100 Butterfly IU Indy (Oct.26) 52.85 6th
UIC (Nov.1) 52.63 6th
IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.22) 51.48 34th (p)
Green Bay (Jan. 25) 51.99 X
Wisconsin First Chance Meet (Feb. 7) 50.74 7th
200 Butterfly Wisconsin Showcase (Oct.19) 2:02.32 11th 
IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.23) 1:57.89 31st (p)
Wisconsin First Chance Meet (Feb. 7) 1:56.31 6th

2024-25 (Sophomore)
Finished his season at the Wisconsin First Chance Meet, posting season-best times in the 200 fly (1:56.31, sixth), 100 fly (50.74, seventh), and 50 free (22.33, 13th)... opened the season at the Wisconsin Showcase October 19, taking sixth in the 200 free, and 11th in the 100 free and 200 fly... finished 18th in the 50 fly at IU Indy's House of Champions Meet... took fourth in the 200 free against Green Bay January 25.

2023-24 (Freshman)
Closed his rookie season at the Horizon League Championships, placing 14th in the 200 free (1:42.31*), 15th in the 200 fly (1:55.79, 1:54.71* prelims), 23rd in the 100 fly (51.45), and swimming an exhibition in the 50 free (21.85*), recording season-best times (*) in three of the four... opened the year October 21 at the Wisconsin Showcase, taking second in the 200 fly and 14th in the 100 free... took second in the 50 fly (23.78) and third in the 200 free (1:47.15) October 27 against UIC... took third in the 200 free again the next week against Davenport... took fourth in the 200 fly January 27 against Green Bay... grabbed third-place finishes in back-to-back meets to close the regular season, first in the 200 fly against St. Thomas February 2, then the next day in the 100 fly against Stevens Point.

High School
Four year varsity swimmer for the Craig Cougars... named team captain and team MVP 2021-23... was a state qualifier from 2020-23... named a Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association All-State Honor Swimmer in 2022 and 2023... holds the school record for the 100 fly (50.9)... recognized as an AP Scholar and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Son of Darron and Liza... has one sister - Brynn... chose Milwaukee because of the opportunity to join the swim team... career aspiration is to own his own electrical company... born December 5, 2004.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Butterfly/Freestyle
    6'1" 185 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Butterfly/Freestyle
    6'1" 185 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

    Butterfly/Freestyle
    6'1" 185 lbs