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Ben Gerhard

Ben Gerhard - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 6-5
Major Mechanical Engineering
Hometown Reading, Pa.
Last School Governor Mifflin (Shillington, Pa.)
Year Sophomore
Ben Gerhard - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2022-23 (Freshman): Competed in the freestyle … Opened season with fourth-place finish in 200 free (1:42.02) versus Emory … Fourth in 200 free (1:42.29) and fifth in 500 free (4:44.08) at UNCW … Sixth-place finish in 500 free (4:37.24) versus Pittsburgh & Boston College … Sixth-place finish in 200 free (1:40.82) versus SCAD & Texas A&M … Took home third in 200 free (1:48.54) against Queens (NC) & West Florida … Won the 200 free (1:37.83) at Auburn’s First Chance Invite

Before Tech: Four seasons of swim in H.S., served as a captain for two years … Four seasons of water polo in H.S., served as a captain for two years … State Champion in 200 Free … Three-time Swim All-American (200 & 500 Free) … Three-time Swim All-State (200 & 500 Free) … PA Water Polo Rookie of the Year … PA Water Polo State Player of the Year … Three-time Water Polo All-American … Three-time First Team All-State for water polo … National Honor Society … Honor Roll

Personal: Sister, Emilie, plays water polo at Marist College and Mother, Kristen, swam at Shippensburg University … Chose Tech because of the excellence in swimming and academics, location in Atlanta and post graduate opportunity … Enjoys fishing and traveling

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