SAM BENDZIEWICZ

• Named to the 2008-09 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll

In Tech’s Record Books:
• 100-breast (8th), 55.78
• 200-breast (9th), 2:02.61

As A Junior In 2009-10: Finished in 24th place with season best times in the 100-Breast (58.77) and 22nd in the 200-Breast at the ACC Championships … Earned a fifth place finish in the 200-Breast touching the wall in 2:12.53 in a dual meet with Emory … Also finished fifth in the 100-Breast clocking in at 59.46 against NC State.

As A Sophomore In 2008-09: Established career top times at the ACC Championships in the 100-breast (55.78), 200-breast (2:02.61) and the 200-IM (1:50.94).

As A Freshman In 2007-08: Clocked a time of 57.30 in the 100-breast at the ACC Championships the fourth-fastest swim on the team … Also registered the fifth-fastest time on the team in the 200-breast with a 2:06.70 at the ACC Championships and had a time of 1:55.36 in the 200 IM at ACC’s, good for sixth on the team.

High School: Lettered in swimming for four seasons under coach Heath Edwards … Team captain during junior season … Won 200-IM as a junior … Won 400 medley and freestyle relays as a junior and senior … Earned all-Area for four seasons … Swimmer of the year as a sophomore and junior … Academic All-American as a junior and senior … Member of National Honors Society, Beta Club, and student government… All-Area leadership team and class president as a junior and senior.

Personal: Born Samuel Joseph Bendziewicz on January 6, 1989, in Baltimore, Md. … Son of Stephen and Mary Bendziewicz … Has one younger brother, Stephen, and sister, Catherine … Hobbies include metal detecting, fishing, kick ball, practicing non-western medicine, slow pitch softball, swing dancing, water skiing, buffalo wings and pogo sticking… A Management major.