Ben Taylor

Position:
Middle Distance/Backstoke/IM
Height:
6-4
Weight:
160
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Snellville, Ga.
High School:
Shiloh

2016: All American in 800 yard Freestyle , 200 yard backstroke, 400 yard freestyle, 200 yard freestyle... HM in 200 yard IM ... All Conference Selection in 800 yard freestyle relay ....Bluegrass Swimmer of the Year

2015: All-American (200 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle, 400 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay)…Honorable Mention (200 backstroke)…Relay Team Conference Champion…All-Conference selection…NCAA Champion 400 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay...All-American in 200 IM and 400 Freestyle Relay... Conference Champion in 200 backstroke.

2013-14:All-American in the 200 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay...Bluegrass Mountain Conference Champion in the 800 freestyle relay ...All-Conference in the 200 IM, 200 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay.... National Champion in 800 freestyle relay.

2012-13: Placed fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:50.28), as well as swam on the 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships...Named All-American Honorable Mention after participation in NCAA Championships.

High School: MVP freshman of the year in baseball...Four year letterman award in swimming...Male scholar athlete...Four year honor roll...Earned a 3.5 GPA...Named to the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born on August 4, 1994... Son of Eugene and Chris Taylor... Majoring in Sports Marketing.