Upcoming Event: Men's Swimming and Diving versus Omaha on October 3, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
Men's Swimming and Diving
vs Omaha
South Dakota State University Athletics
2017-18 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Johnson, Ben
Ben Johnson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 0
- Position:
- Freestyle - Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- High School:
- O'Gorman H.S.
- Major:
- Biochemistry
Bio
Awards
Two-time All-Summit League (2018, 2019)
Two-time Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2018)
2018-19: Placed 13th in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at the Summit League Championships … won the 200 free relay at the SDSU Quad-Dual … won the 800 free relay against St. Cloud State … swam a career-best in the 100 backstroke at the Hawkeye Invitational.
2017-18: Finished 10th in 200 freestyle with a season-best time of 1:42.98 at the Summit League Championship … also finished 16th in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle with season-best times … swam season-bests in 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly at the Mizzou invite.
2016-17: Finished 13th in the 200 free and 14th in the 100 free for season-best times at The Summit League Championship … swam a season-best 21.49 in the 50 free at the Jean Freeman Invitational … placed in the top three in the 100 free twice … touched third in the 200 free and fifth in the 100 free at North Dakota.
2015-16: Placed top 25 in the 50, 100 and 200 free at Summit League Championship … captured a sixth-place finish in his first meet as a jackrabbit at North Dakota (10/17) … recorded fifth and sixth place in the 50 free and 100 free, respectively, at South Dakota … added fourth-place finishes in the 50 and 100 free … recorded two top 10 finishes at the Jean Freeman Invitational … placed top 25 at the Minnesota Challenge in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 back and 100 fly.
Before SDSU: State champion and state record holder as a member of the Sioux Falls Snowfox … earned high-point honors for the 17-19 Boys at 2014 Long Course State Championship Swim Meet, winning individual titles in the 200 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle … qualified for National Club Swimming Association age-group championships … earned all-state, all-city and all-conference honors as a tight end in football for O’Gorman High School … also played basketball … academic all-state honoree and member of the National Honor Society.
Two-time All-Summit League (2018, 2019)
Two-time Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2018)
2018-19: Placed 13th in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at the Summit League Championships … won the 200 free relay at the SDSU Quad-Dual … won the 800 free relay against St. Cloud State … swam a career-best in the 100 backstroke at the Hawkeye Invitational.
2017-18: Finished 10th in 200 freestyle with a season-best time of 1:42.98 at the Summit League Championship … also finished 16th in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle with season-best times … swam season-bests in 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly at the Mizzou invite.
2016-17: Finished 13th in the 200 free and 14th in the 100 free for season-best times at The Summit League Championship … swam a season-best 21.49 in the 50 free at the Jean Freeman Invitational … placed in the top three in the 100 free twice … touched third in the 200 free and fifth in the 100 free at North Dakota.
2015-16: Placed top 25 in the 50, 100 and 200 free at Summit League Championship … captured a sixth-place finish in his first meet as a jackrabbit at North Dakota (10/17) … recorded fifth and sixth place in the 50 free and 100 free, respectively, at South Dakota … added fourth-place finishes in the 50 and 100 free … recorded two top 10 finishes at the Jean Freeman Invitational … placed top 25 at the Minnesota Challenge in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 back and 100 fly.
Before SDSU: State champion and state record holder as a member of the Sioux Falls Snowfox … earned high-point honors for the 17-19 Boys at 2014 Long Course State Championship Swim Meet, winning individual titles in the 200 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle … qualified for National Club Swimming Association age-group championships … earned all-state, all-city and all-conference honors as a tight end in football for O’Gorman High School … also played basketball … academic all-state honoree and member of the National Honor Society.
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