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2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Eli Bates

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Free / IM
  • Hometown Watkinsville, Ga.
  • High School Westminster Christian Academy

Biography

Academic Information
•    Mechanical engineering major.

2024-25 / Freshman
•    Set four career-best times as an exhibition swimmer at the ECAC Championship.
•    Posted times of 1:39.57 in the 200 free, 4:32.96 in the 500 free, 1:50.65 in the 200 IM and 3:54.52 in the 400 IM.

High School
•    Graduated from Westminster Christian Academy.
•    Set school records in the 100 free, 500 free, 100 fly and 200 IM.
•    Won the state (Ga.) title in the 200 IM and 500 free as a sophomore and the 100 breast as a senior.
•    Was named to the Athens Banner Herald All-Area Team as a sophomore and junior.
•    Earned four letters in cross country at the school and captained the team as a senior.
•    Was an honor graduate of the school.
•    Competed on the club level for the Athens Bulldog Swim Club.
•    Won the state senior title in the 200 IM.

Personal
•    Brother, Jackson, is a senior on the Georgia swimming team.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Free / IM
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Free / IM