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2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Ben Denman-Grimm

  • Class Senior
  • Position Free
  • Hometown Vienna, Va.
  • High School Home School

Biography

Academic Information
•    Quantitative economics major.
•    Has received academic honors from the USNA in four semesters.

Athletic Honors 
•    Earned First-Team All-Patriot League honors in 2024.

2024-25 / Junior
•    Did not compete in swimming.

2023-24 / Sophomore
•    Scored points in three events at the Patriot League Championship.
•    Placed fourth in the 50 free and 100 free and seventh in the 100 fly.
•    Set career-best times in each of the three events during the meet.  Posted times of 19.77 in the 50 free, 43.62 in the 100 free and 48.92 in the 100 fly.
•    Also swam on Navy’s winning 400 medley and 400 free relay teams as well as the 200 free relay team that placed second. 
•    Attained an NCAA B cut times in the 50 free.

2022-23 / Freshman
•    Advanced to the championship final in two of his three events at the ECAC Championship
•    Won the 100 free title and placed third in the 50 free
•    Also placed 23rd in the 100 fly and swam on Navy’s winning 200 and 400 free and 200 and 400 medley relay teams.
•    Won the 100 free once and swam on four winning relay teams during the regular season

High School
•    Was home schooled through Arizona State Digital Prep.
•    Swam most recently (2022 spring) on the club level for Mason Makos.
•    Competed at the USA Swimming Winter Juniors meet in December 2021.
•    Lived overseas for the majority of his high school career.
•    Competed at the 2020/21 Israeli Olympic Trials as an exhibition swimmer.
•    Made the championship final in the 50 free and the consolation final in the 100 free.
•    Also swam on club teams while his family lived in Switzerland.
•    Taught adaptive aquatics to kids with disabilities
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Free
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Free
  • 2025-26Senior

    Free