Ben Hesen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ben Hesen
Date Of Birth	Feb 15, 1986(1986-02-15)
Age	38
Birthplace	Louisville
Country	United States
Birth City	Kentucky
Horoscope	Aquarius

Ben Hesen Biography

Ben Hesen is one of the most popular and richest American swimmer who was born on February 15, 1986 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. In his junior year, Hesen was second in the NCAA Championships in the 100 backstroke, setting a school record of 45.45 and placed 8th in the 200-back. He became one of the few IU swimmer in the backstroke since 1979 make it to the finals in two individual events at the NCAA Championships. He was awarded first-team All-America recognition with the backstroke 100 yards, as well as the 200-yard backstroke as well as honorable mention honors in both Medley relays. He was the winner of the Big Ten championship in the 100 back, completing the race in record-setting time for the league (45.52). He earned All-Big Ten first team honors, led Indiana with 24 event wins on the season, was named CollegeSwimming.com’s National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 1, and went undefeated in the 100 back during the regular season. He finished second in the backstroke 100 meters event at the 2007 U.S. National Championships, getting a spot on the U.S. National Team.

Hesen established the American record during his 2008 US Olympic Trials in the 50 meter backstroke with a time of 24.70 in the 50-split in the 100-backstroke time trial. He was the winner of the NCAA Championship in the 100 backstroke, setting a school record of 44.72. The win was his first NCAA swimming championship to Indiana Hoosiers after Jim Montgomery captured the 100 freestyle and the 200 freestyle in 1976. He was awarded the Indiana male Athlete of the Year accolade. He was named Big Ten co-Big Ten Swimmer of the Year as well as Swimmer of the Championships after winning championships at the backstroke events of 100 and 200 100 butterfly , and 200 Medley relay (1:25.85). In the BIG TEN Championships at the University of Michigan, He won the 100 backstroke title in 45.92 which was faster than record of Canham Natatorium record of 46.48 set by Michael Phelps in 2005. He was named to the first team All-Big Ten honours, and is the only IU swimmer to earn three individual titles in swimming following Chuck Sharpe in 1980.

The sport of swimming began at a young age for Hesen who started learning to swim as young children. Then, he was able to make it the full-time pursuit He was a passionate fan of swimming, but didn’t see any potential until a rapid rise in the time of his freshman year and his sophomore year in Jeffersonville High School located in Indiana. In the end, he was winning three consecutive Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) state championships in the 100-yard backstroke, from 2002 through 2004 and the 100-yard butterfly at IHSAA State Championships in 2004. IHSAA State Championships. He was also the 2002 2003, 2004 and 2002 NISCA All-American at the 100-backstroke. At the time of his graduation, he was seen as one of America’s best secondary school backstrokers.

Ben Hesen Net Worth

Ben Hesen is one of the richest American Swimmer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ben Hesen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the second year of his freshman during his sophomore year at Indiana University, Hesen tied for fourth place in the 100 back event at the NCAA Championships and was awarded a trio All-America certificates at the NCAA Championships, including ninth-place results in both the 200 relay and 400 medley. The ninth place finish on the 400 medley team was by far the highest for IU since the 1980s. He was a part of the team that won the meet and was the school’s record-setting Big Ten champion 200-yard medley relay group. He set the school record for the 400 yard medley relay an effort that placed second at the Big Tens and eclipsed the school record for the 100 back with his leading portion in 46.44 during the 400 yard medley. He was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week once, and finished the season among the school’s most-time top 20 for the 100 back (first) 200 back (fifth) and 100 fly (fifth).

Benedict “Ben” Hesen (born 15 February 1986) is an American swimmer from Jeffersonville, Indiana. Ben is the son Ben as well as Cheryl Hesen, and has one brother. He was a student at Jeffersonville High School and grew in the pool with Keith Gast at Pacesetter Aquatics. He was a part of the U.S. National Team in the 100M backstroke.

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Ben Ranked on the list of most popular American swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ben Hesen celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.