| PERSONAL BESTS |
| 50 Free (23.70) |
| 100 Free (50.47) |
| 200 Free (1:46.82) |
| 500 Free (4:49.22) |
| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2023-24 (Senior) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
200 Yard Freestyle (1:48.54 prelim) (1:48.08 final) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
800 Free Relay (Opening Leg) - 7:15.39 (1:46.82 split) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
200 Free Relay (Third Leg) - 1:42.26 (23.52 split) |
| All-BIG EAST |
200 Free |
| All-BIG EAST |
500 Free |
| All-BIG EAST |
200 Free Relay |
| All-BIG EAST |
400 Free Relay |
| All-BIG EAST |
800 Free Relay |
| 2022-23 (Junior) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
800 Free Relay (Opening Leg) - 7:21.83 (1:49.05 split) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
400 Free Relay (Second Leg) |
| All- BIG EAST |
500 Free |
| All- BIG EAST |
200 Freestyle |
| All- BIG EAST |
400 Free Relay |
| All- BIG EAST |
800 Free Relay |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team (2023-24) |
| PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team (2022-23, 2023-24) |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24) |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024) |
Villanova Career: Five-time BIG EAST Champion and nine-time All-BIG EAST Performer … Won back-to-back BIG EAST titles in the 800 Free Relay … Became the program’s third-fastest 200 Free performer with a 1:46.82 opening-leg time in the 800 Free Relay at the 2024 BIG EAST Championships, marking the fourth-fastest time in program history.
2023-24: Won her first individual BIG EAST crown with a 200 Free victory and earned four more All-BIG EAST honors;
BIG EAST Championships (2/28-3/2): Made it to the top of the podium in five of the six events she competed in, winning the 200 Free and swimming with winning relays in the 800 Free and 200 Free while earning silver and bronze in the 500 Free and 400 Free Relay, respectively … Posted career-best times in the 100 Free (50.47) and 500 Free (4:49.22);
Penn State (2/3): Helped the 200 Free Relay B team to a third-place time of 1:39.61, posting an opening-leg split of 24.97;
West Virginia/Iowa State (1/27): Finished in the top-two in three of the four races she appeared in … Tied for first in the 200 Free (1:50.11) and won the 500 Free (4:57.18) … Swam a third-leg time of 51.72 to help the A team to a second-place 400 Free Relay finish (3:26.63);
Rutgers (1/20): Touched third in the 200 Free (1:54.74) and was the opening leg (53.19) for the B team’s second-place finish in the 400 Free Relay (3:37.74);
WVU Invitational (11/16-18): Went wire-to-wire as the top performer in the 200 Free with a winning time of 1:48.33 after a top qualifying time of 1:49.68 in the prelims;
Penn (11/8): Helped the A team to a 400 Free Relay win (3:33.67), touching in 52.77 as the third leg;
La Salle (11/4): Won the 200 Free (1:54.21) and was second in the 100 Free (53.05);
Georgetown (10/28): Posted a third-place finish in the 200 Free (1:54.41) and swam a 52.97 time as the second leg in the B team’s third-place showing in the 400 Free Relay (3:32.67);
UConn (10/21): Had a strong start to the season, winning each of her individual swims in the 200 Free (1:53.85) and 100 Free (52.76) and was the second leg (24.06) for the A team’s 200 Free Relay victory (1:36.36).
2022-23: Earned All-BIG EAST twice with a silver medal in the 200 Free (1:49.00) and bronze in the 500 Free (4:53.81), both with new personal best times … Posted a 51.45 time in the 100 Free at the WVU Invitational for a new personal best;
BIG EAST Championships (2/22-25): Along with two individual medals, she was a part of two winning relays … Swam lead-off (1:49.05) for the gold medal 800 Free Relay (7:21.83) and was the second leg for the 400 Free Relay gold medal (3:23.77);
West Virginia (1/28): Touched third in the 500 Free (5:13.78) … Swam anchor (25.14) for the B team in a third-place 200 Free Relay showing (1:42.30);
Penn State (1/27): Led Villanova with a third-place finish in the 1000 Free (10:38.21) … Third leg (25.13) for the B team’s second-place 200 Free Relay (1:41.06);
Richmond (1/13): Touched third in the 200 Free (1:55.75);
La Salle (11/22): Won the 200 Free (1:51.80) while finishing second in the 500 Free (5:00.74);
WVU Invitational (11/17-20): Helped the A team to a third-place finish in the 400 Free Relay (3:22.82), swimming a third-leg split of 51.26;
Penn (11/9): Swam opening leg (56.38) for the B team’s second-place 400 Free Relay (3:46.36);
Georgetown (10/29): Led off the B team with a 55.29 split in its third-place 400 Free Relay (3:40.34).
2021-22: Individual scorer in three events at the BIG EAST Championships … Made it to the championship final in both the 200 Free and 500 Free where she finished sixth …
BIG EAST Championships (2/23-26): Earned a sixth-place finish in the championship final of the 500 Free with a personal-best time of 4:56.40 after ranking sixth in the prelims at 4:58.24 … Landed sixth in the 200 Free (1:50.81) after recording the fourth-fastest prelim time (1:50.92) … Reached the consolation final of the 200 Fly where she finished tied for 12
th (2:07.96);
Penn State (1/28): Finished seventh in both the 200 Fly (2:09.76) and 500 Free (5:11.62) … Swam second leg for the “B” lineup in a second-place showing in the 400 Free Relay, posting a 54.14 split;
West Virginia/Iowa State (1/22): Finished fifth in the 500 Free (5:10.55), sixth in the 200 Free (1:55.21) and seventh in the 200 Fly (2:12.34) … Helped the “B” team to a fifth-place finish in the 400 Free Relay with an opening leg split of 53.37;
Pittsburgh (1/20): Took fifth in the 200 Free (1:54.39) and sixth in the 200 Fly (2:09.76) … Swam a second-leg split of 53.03 for the “B” lineup that finished third in the 400 Free Relay;
Rutgers (1/17): Claimed third place in the 200 Free (1:54.69) and fifth in the 200 Fly (2:10.85) … Anchored the “B” team to a third-place finish in the 400 Medley Relay, posting a 54.21 split;
Richmond (1/14): Was runner-up in the 200 Fly with a 2:08.28 and was fifth in the 500 Free (5:14.52) … Swam third on the “B” team in the 200 Medley Relay for a fifth-place showing;
La Salle (11/23): Collected two fourth-place finishes in the 100 Free (54.30) and 200 Free (1:55.83) … Part of the third-place 200 Free Relay team that came in third (1:36.28)
; WVU Invitational (11/18-11/20): Competed in four events … Highest finish on the week came at sixth in the 500 Free (4:59.54);
Penn (11/10): Earned a fifth-place finish in the 500 Free with a 5:13.35 swim;
Georgetown (10/30): Had a pair of top-five swims … Was runner-up in the 200 Fly, touching the wall in 2:09.64;
UCONN (10/16): Finished fifth in the 200 Fly at 2:11.67.
2020-21: Scored in three individual events at the BIG EAST Championships with her best finish being a seventh place result in the 200 fly … Also scored in the consolation final of both the 500 free and the 200 free … Competed at all four of the regular season meets;
BIG EAST Championships (4/7-4/10): Qualified for the championship final of the 200 fly and posted a time of 2:04.12 in the final after she ranked eighth in the preliminaries with a time of 2:06.55 … Reached the consolation final of both the 500 free and the 200 free … Came in 10
th in the 500 free with a time of 4:59.08 and finished 11
th in the 200 free with a time of 1:52.10;
Delaware (2/13): In her collegiate debut came in fourth in the 500 free (5:15.30) and fifth in the 200 fly (2:12.88) in addition to anchoring the “B” lineup in the 400 free relay to a third place finish in 3:37.79 … Had a split of 54.14 on the final leg of the race;
Drexel (3/3): Runner-up in the 100 fly with a time of 59.91 and swam in the “B” lineups of both the 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay … Led off the 200 free relay with a 50 free split of 25.06 … Swam the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay which finished second with a time of 1:50.42;
Seton Hall (3/7): Recorded a victory in the 200 free with a winning time of 1:57.95 and came in fourth in the 500 free in 5:18.24 … Swam the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay on the Wildcats “C” team in the relay … Led off for the “B” lineup in the 400 free relay and had a 100 free split of 55.21 for her leg of the race;
Loyola Md. (3/13): Came in third in the 200 fly (2:11.58) and fifth in the 100 fly (1:00.40) … Swam the butterfly leg of the 400 medley relay with a split of 59.85 … Led off the “B” entry in the 400 free relay with a 100 free split of 54.64.
Club Swimming: Swam for the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club and recorded a national cut time in the 200 yard butterfly.
Walter Johnson High School: Four-year member of the varsity swimming team … As a senior was an All-American as part of her school’s 200 yard freestyle relay and 400 yard freestyle relay teams … Both relays set school records … Four-time
Washington Post All-Met honorable mention selection … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years … Inducted to the National Honor Society and the Psi Alpha Honor Society.
Personal: Born 7/25/02 in Washington, D.C. … Youngest of three children and the only daughter of Ted and Lauren Benson … Has two older brothers, Joseph (26) and Tommy (24) … Enjoys playing lacrosse, watching tv and movies, reading and spending time with family and friends … Chose to attend Villanova because the atmosphere on campus and the team culture in the swimming & diving program made it the perfect fit for her … Has yet to declare a major.
