Benjamin Walker

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Benjamin Walker swimming in breaststroke

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Weight:
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Position:
IM/Breast
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
The Woodlands, Texas
High School:
Concordia Lutheran

Top Times:

500 Free: 4:25.56
1000 Free: 9:23.25
200 Back: 1:47.15
100 Breast: 52:55
200 Breast: 1:52.55
200 Fly: 1:45.56
200 IM: 1:45.37
400 IM: 3:42.29

2019-20 (Senior):

Team Captain
At the SEC Championships: won the gold in the 200 breast with a school-record time (1:51.92) … placed fourth in the 100 breast with a school-record time (52.00) … added points in the consolation finals for the 400 IM (3:50.36)
vs. SMU: won the 100 breast (54.61) and the 200 breast (1:56.76)
at LSU: won the 100 breast (54.32), 200 breast (1:56.72) and 400 IM (3:51.25) … his time in the 200 breast set a pool record at the LSU Natatorium
at Georgia: won the 100 breast (54.08), 200 breast (1:57.26) and 200 IM (1:47.24)
at the Holday Invite tri-meet (at Incarnate Word/vs. Trinity): won the 200 back (1:52.61)
Art Adamson Invite: Earned an NCAA B-cut in third-place finish in the 200 breast (1:53.33)
At Harvard/vs. Duke (double-dual meet): Finished first and second in the 100 breast (54.99) and 200 breast (1:59.21) respectively
At Boston University: Won the 500 free (4:37.52) and the 400 IM (3:55.34)
vs. No. 2 Texas: Placed second in the 100 breast (54.8) and collected a pair of third-place finishes in the 200 breast (1:59.17) and 200 IM (1:54.54)
vs. No. 5 Ohio State: Won the 100 breast (54.93), 200 breast (1:57.79) and 200 IM (1:48.51) in the season-opener dual meet

2018-19 (Junior):

Won in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:59.35), and the 400-yard IM (3:54.53), in addition to second in the 100-yard backstroke (54:58) against No. 17 Alabama
Earned a victory in the 200 yard breaststroke (1:58.02) and placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke (54:20) against No. 5 Texas
Finished second in the 200-yard medley relay with Shaine Casas, Angel Martinez, and Adam Koster against No. 5 Texas
Took top honors in the 200-yard breaststroke, swimming a 1:54.54, the third-best time in the country at the Art Adamson Invitational
Earned two individuals wins against Incarnate Word – 100-yard breaststroke (54.62) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:00.13)
Had wins in the 100-yard breaststroke (54.52) and the 200-yard breaststroke (1:00.35) against LSU
First-Team All-SEC (200 Breaststroke)
Named to winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
Took down the school record in the 200 yard medley relay with Shaine Casas, Adam Koster, and Angel Martinez at the SEC Championships
Broke the 400 IM school record, while winning the C final in 3:43.01 at the SEC Championships
Became Texas A&M’s first swimming SEC Champion with his victory in the 200 breaststroke at the 2019 SEC Championships
Finished in the top eight in the NCAA’s, earning All-America honors
Named the Danny Green Memorial Co-MVP with Sam Thornton at the team’s annual banquet
CSCAA Scholar All-America - First Team

2017-18 (Sophomore):

Named Trey Heye Memorial Award winner at team's annual banquet
Honorable Mention All-American (200 breaststroke)
Finished 12th at NCAA Championships in the event (1:54.36)
Posted a time of 3:48.75 in the 400 IM at NCAAs (39^th)
Swam in the finals of the 400 IM at SEC Championships, placing 8^th with a time of 3:47.97
13^th-place showing in the 200 breast at SECs (1:55.50)
Time of 1:46.63 in the 200 IM at SECs good for 21^st place

2016-17 (Freshman):

At the SEC Championships, Walker placed 19th in the 200 breaststroke and saw action in the 200 butterfly and 400 IM
Posted season bests of 4:32.00 in the 500 free, 9:52.89 in the 1,000 free, 56.27 in the 100 breaststroke, 1:58.31 in the 200 breaststroke, 1:47.33 in the 200 butterfly, 1:47.25 in the 200 IM and 3:51.32 in the 400 IM.
Posted NCAA B cuts in 200 breast, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM

High School/Club:

A 2016 graduate of Concordia Lutheran High School
Placed first in the 100 breast and 200 IM at the 2016 state meet
Earned TAPPS swimmer of the year
Earned first in the 100 breast and 200 free at the 2015 state meet
At the 2014 state meet, he placed first in the 500 free and 100 breast
Finished first in the 100 breast and the 200 IM in 2013
Also a member of National Honor Society
Swam for Premier Aquatics Club of Klein for four years under coach Michael McCauley
Was a national junior team member for 2015-16

Personal:
Benjamin Walker is the son of Robert and Kristin Walker of Tomball, Texas… born August 29, 1997 in Boise, Idaho… has one older brother, Joshua, and two younger sisters, Annie and Lauren… intends to major in business… says he chose Texas A&M because “I am a Texas kid and A&M embodies everything that I love about Texas. It is also close to my hometown where my family lives.”