Ben Hayes

Class:
Junior
Position:
IM, Fly, Free
Hometown:
River Hills, Wis.
High School:
University School of Milwaukee

2021-22: Set the school record with a time of 3:46.69 in the 400 IM at the Ivy League Championships ... Swam NCAA B Cut times in both the 200 IM and the 400 IM at the championships ... Finished third in teh 400 IM and seventh in the 200 IM at the Ivy League Championships ... Won the 200 fly and finished second in the 200 breaststroke against Bryant to begin the season ... Finished second in the 200 IM and the 200 breaststroke and took third in the 100 breaststroke against Dartmouth and Princeton ... Won the 200 fly, took third in the 200 iM and fourth in the 200 breaststroke at Penn ... Finished fourth in the 200 fly and fifth in the 200 breaststroke against Yale ... Took second in the 200 fly and third in the 400 IM at the Bruno Invitational ... Won both the 200 fly and the 200 IM against Columbia ... Took first in the 100 breaststroke and third in the 200 breaststroke at Bryant.

2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019-20: Competed in all eight meets for the Bears … Finished third and broke the school record in the 400 IM (3:50.11) at the Ivy League Championships … Also competed in the 200 breaststroke and 200 IM at Ivies … Won the 200 IM, finished second in the 200 breaststroke and took fourth in the 100 breaststroke at Cornell … Placed second in the 100 breaststroke and third in both the 200 breaststroke and 200 IM against Columbia … Took third in both the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM at Harvard … Finished fourth in the 200 breaststroke and fifth in the 400 IM at the Big Al Open … Won three events - the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 400 IM - versus UConn … Placed third in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 IM at Penn … Won the 200 breaststroke, came in second in the 200 IM and took third in the 200 butterfly at Yale.

2018-19: Finished 12th in the 400 IM and 14th in the 200 breaststroke at the Ivy League Championships ... Also competed in the 200 butterfly at Ivies ... Won the 400 IM against Cornell ... Also finished second in the 200 butterfly and third in the 200 breaststroke versus the Big Red ... Placed second in the 200 butterfly and took third in both the 200 breaststroke and 200 IM at Columbia ... Finished fourth in the 200 breaststroke against Harvard and Penn ... Competed in three meets for the Bears.

Before Brown: Competed in swimming, football and lacrosse at University School of Milwaukee ... Two-time State Champion in the 200 IM as a junior and senior … State Champion in the 100 butterfly (2018) and the 100 breaststroke (2017) … Placed second in states in the 100 breaststroke and third in the 200 IM as a sophomore … Three-time USA Swimming Academic All-American … Named NISCA Academic All-America 2017-2018 … Selected NISCA High School All-American in the 100 butterfly and 200 IM (2017-2018) … Six-time Wisconsin First Team All-State honoree … Two-time team captain … Also competed for Ozaukee Aquatics … Cum Laude Inductee - Independent School Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Robin and Pat Hayes ... Has two siblings, Chris and Katie ... Undecided on a concentration.

Personal Records
Event	Time	Date
50 Free	20.81	12/3/2021
100 Breast	56.02	11/4/2021
200 Breast	1:58.33	12/8/2019
200 Fly	1:46.83	2/26/2022
200 IM	1:46.26	2/24/2022
400 IM	3:46.69	2/25/2022
500 Free	4:30.09	12/6/2019