Benedict "Ben" Hesen was born on February 15,1986 and is an American swimmer from Jeffersonville, Indiana.
19 Facts About Ben Hesen
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Ben Hesen is the son of Ben and Cheryl Hesen, and has one brother.
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Ben Hesen attended Jeffersonville High School and grew up swimming for Keith Gast at Pacesetter Aquatics.
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Ben Hesen was a member of the US National Team in the 100M backstroke.
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Ben Hesen was a 2002,2003 and 2004 NISCA All-American in the 100 backstroke.
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Ben Hesen was a member of the school and meet record setting Big Ten champion 200-yard medley relay unit.
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Ben Hesen helped set the school record in the 400-yard medley relay with a second-place effort at Big Tens and eclipsed the school record in the 100 back with his lead leg of 46.44 in the 400-yard medley.
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Ben Hesen earned Big Ten Swimmer of the Week once and concluded the season among IU's all-time top 20 in the 100 back, 200 back and 100 fly.
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Ben Hesen earned first team All-America honors in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke and honorable mention accolades in both medley relays.
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Ben Hesen won the Big Ten championship in the 100 back, doing so in league-record time.
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Ben Hesen earned All-Big Ten first team honors, led Indiana with 24 event wins on the season, was named CollegeSwimming.
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Ben Hesen placed third in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2007 US National Championships, earning a spot on the US National Team.
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Ben Hesen set an American record at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in the 50 meter backstroke by going 24.70 for the 50 split of a 100 backstroke time trial.
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Ben Hesen won the NCAA Championship in the 100 backstroke with a school-record time of 44.72.
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Ben Hesen's win is the first NCAA swimming title for the Hoosiers since Jim Montgomery captured the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle in 1976.
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Ben Hesen earned Indiana Male Athlete of the Year award.
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Ben Hesen was named co-Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and Swimmer of the Championships after taking league titles in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 100 butterfly and 200 medley relay.
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Ben Hesen earned first team All-Big Ten and was the first Indiana University swimmer to win three individual swimming titles since Chuck Sharpe in 1980.
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Ben Hesen is a fireman with the Jeffersonville Fire Department.