Ben Fritz
Ben Fritz
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Los Gatos, California
High School: Leigh HS
Events: Distance Freestyle
Major: Psychology, English

Returns for his senior season as a team captain with the Bearcats in 2020-21 ... At the NWC Championships in 2019, he tied the school record in the 200-yard freestyle while taking third place at 1:42.65, and broke his own school records in the 1,650 free (16;15.75) and the 1,000 free (9:47.78) ... Was First Team All-NWC in the 200 free, and claimed Second Team All-NWC honors in the 1,650 free, 1,000 free, and 500 free ... Helped WU set the school record in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:02.05) at the NWC Meet ... Previously set school records in the 1,650 freestyle and the 1,000 freestyle at the NWC Championships in 2019 ... Earned Second Team All-NWC honors in 2018 and 2019 in the 1,650 as well as the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle ... Swam on the team that set a school record in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:02.28) at the 2019 NWC Championships ... Named Willamette swimming's Men's Rookie of the Year in 2017-18 ... At Leigh High School, he placed in the top 16 for three consecutive years at Central California Swimming with one ninth-place finish ... Majoring in Psychology and English at Willamette ... His sister Gwynneth is a sophomore on the team this season ... Son of John and Bonnie Fritz.

2019-20 Top Marks

50 Freestyle SCY 22.68 2019 Bruin Invitational 11/23/2019
100 Freestyle SCY 47.30 2020 NWC Swimming Championship 2/16/2020
200 Freestyle SCY 1:42.65 2020 NWC Swimming Championship 2/15/2020
500 Freestyle SCY 4:37.53 2020 NWC Swimming Championship 2/14/2020
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:31.50 vs Pacific Lutheran University 11/1/2019
1650 Freestyle SCY 16:15.75 2020 NWC Swimming Championship 2/16/2020

2018-19 Top Marks

50 Freestyle SCY 22.91 2018 Bruin Invitational 12/1/2018
100 Freestyle SCY 47.59 2019 NWC Swimming Championship 2/10/2019
200 Freestyle SCY 1:42.81 2019 NWC Swimming Championship 2/9/2019
500 Freestyle SCY 4:43.14 2019 NWC Swimming Championship 2/8/2019
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:35.33 Willamette at LC Dual 1/12/2019
1650 Freestyle SCY 16:22.00 2019 NWC Swimming Championship 2/10/2019
100 Individual Medley SCY 58.95 2018 NWC Sprint Pentathlon 10/27/2018

2017-18 Top Marks

50 Freestyle SCY 24.17 1.20.18 WILL v SWOCC 1/26/2018
100 Freestyle SCY 47.62 NWC Swimming Championships 2/11/2018
200 Freestyle SCY 1:43.42 NWC Swimming Championships 2/10/2018
500 Freestyle SCY 4:42.90 NWC Swimming Championships 2/9/2018
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:29.40 Willamette @ PLU Shorts 11/10/2017
1650 Freestyle SCY 16:30.97 NWC Swimming Championships 2/11/2018