Ben Schulte
Ben Schulte
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Mermaid Beach, Australia
  • High School:
    Miami State High School
  • Major:
    Global Studies
  • Event(s):
    Breast/Free

Bio

As a freshman: Put together one of the greatest seasons for a swimmer in program history in 2014-15 ... Won three gold medals at the MAAC Championships and was named the MAAC Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet ... Became first Bulldog to earn the honor ... Named MAAC Swimmer of the Week once and was a two-time ECAC Swimmer of the Week ... Won a total of 24 events on the year ... Set four individual school records and was a member of two school-record relay teams ... Won a gold in the 200 IM with a school-record time of 1:48.62, a gold in the 100 breast with a record time of 54.71 and a gold medal in the 200 breast with a record time of 2:01.03 ... Qualified for the NCAA "B" Cut in both the 200 IM and 100 breast ... Member of school-record 400 free and 400 medley relay teams ... Helped 400 free relay earn a bronze medal ... Competed at the AT&T U.S. Winter Nationals, finishing 33rd in both the 100 (55.42) and 200 (2:01.89) breast ... Won the 200 IM in every meet he swam it ... Won the 200 free in every meet but his first.

Before Bryant: Enjoyed an outstanding amateur career that included an appearance in the 2012 Olympics in London ... Competed for Guam in the 10k swim, finishing with a time of 2:03.35 ... Finished 14th at the FINA World Championships in 2011 ... Finished 15th at the FINA World Championships in 2013.

Personal: The son of Lourdes Aguon-Schulte and Greg Schulte, Ben Schulte was born on Dec. 22, 1995 ... Has two sisters, Valentina and Antonella.