2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

John Glaser
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee Athletics
Michael Hickey

Ben Lawless

  • Position Free
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Owings, Md.
  • Highschool Northern

Biography

Career Accolades
  • Two-time All-American
  • 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2018 SEC Community Service Team
 
2017-18 (Senior)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships, finishing 10th in the 1650 free (14:42.88),  20th in the 500 free (4:16.34) and 40th in the 200 free (1:36.52)
  • His time of 14:42.88 in the 1650 free was a career-best and put him third all-time in program history
SEC Championships
  • Member of the 2018 SEC Championship-winning team, scoring points in two of his events
  • Finished fourth in the 500 free championship final with a time of 4:17.35
  • Swam to a seventh-place finish in the 1650 free, posting a time of 14:52.03
  • Placed 28th in the 200 free with a time of 1:37.36
Regular Season
  • Totaled eight individual wins over the course of the season
  • Notched B-cuts in the 200 free (1:37.36), 500 free (4:16.06) and 1650 free (14:52.03)
 
 2016-17 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, finishing 17th in the 500 free (4:14.14), 17th in the 1650 free (14:46.78) and 33rd in the 200 free (1:36.06)
SEC Championships
  • Member of the 2017 SEC championship-winning team, finishing fifth in the 1650 free (14:51.03), sixth in the 500 free A-final (4:16.94) and seventh in the 200 free C-final (1:36.70)
Regular Season
  • Posted two individual and one relay win on the season
 
2015-2016 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships:
  • Gathered honorable mention All-America honors in the 1,650 free with a season-best 14:48.63 to finish ninth overall
  • Added a top-20 placing in the 500 free, finishing 19th overall with a season-best time of 4:17.00
  • Placed 39th in the 200 free, clocking his third season-best time of the meet (1:36.71)
SEC Championships:
  • Generated 33 points on a pair of top-16 finishes for the first-place finishing Florida men
  • Took ninth in the 1,650 free after clocking a 15:01.53 and finished 14th in the 500 free (4:22.82)
  • Placed 32nd in the 200 free after clocking a 1:37.79
Regular Season
  • Opened the season in a high note, finishing second overall in the 1,650 free at the All-Florida Invitational (15:35.44)
  • Competed in 10 meets throughout the season.
 
2014-15 (Freshman)
NCAA Championships:
  • Notched times of 4:21.58 and 14:59.23 in the 500-yard and 1,650-yard freestyle races, respectively
Regular Season
  • Qualified for the NCAA meet at Florida’s Last Chance Meet when he posted a mark of 14:56.17 mark in the mile
  • Placed fourth in the B-final of the 500-yard freestyle at the Georgia Tech Invitational as he clocked a time of 4:28.07
  • Made his UF debut in at the Pinch-A-Penny All-Florida Invitational where he competed in multiple events and recorded his best finish in the 500-yard freestyle prelims, as he placed 21st in 4:43.68
 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
  • Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events
  • Qualified for the B final in the 400m free, finishing the race with a 3:59.67
  • Finished 12th overall in the 800m free race, posting a time of 8:06.44
  • Swam a 1:53.48 in the men’s 200m free race and rounded out his competition with a 15:23.04 in the 1500m race
  • Competed in the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships
  • Raced in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m Freestyle
  • Posted a time of 8:02.66 in the 800m free race and recorded a time of 3:54.70 in the 400m free race
  • In the 1500m free, he finished with a time of 15:21.32 and lastly, he posted a time of 1:52.21 in the 200m free.
 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
50 Free 21.62 Georgia Tech Invite Nov. 17, 2016
100 Free 46.36 Georgia Tech Invite Nov. 19, 2016
200 Free 1:36.06 NCAA Championships March 24, 2017
500 Free 4:14.14 NCAA Championships March 23, 2017
1000 Free 9:00.00 Tennessee Jan. 28, 2017
1650 Free 14:42.88 NCAA Championships March 21-24, 2018
100 Back 54.74 All-Florida Sept. 22, 2017
100 Fly 52.89 All-Florida Sept. 24, 2016
200 Fly 1:52.19 Bulldog Invite Feb. 28, 2016
400 IM 3:57.64 Last Chance Meet Feb. 25, 2017
 
Prior to Florida
  • Ranked the No. 1 recruit in the state of Maryland by CollegeSwimming.com
  • Maryland public school record holder in the 200 free and the 500 free
  • Three-time Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Year
  • Named a Scholastic All-American
  • Trained with the Central Chesapeake Swimming Club under John Mason
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Free

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Free

  • 2016-17Junior

    Free
    6'3"

  • 2017-18Senior

    Free
    6'3"

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