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Sam Bennett

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Wenatchee, Wash. High School: Wenatchee High School '10

Event: Backstroke, Freestyle Experience: 1V

WSU CAREER
Freshman (2010-11): Finished fourth in the 50 freestyle at the Debbie Pipher Memorial Invitational...took fourth in the "C" final (20th overall) of the 100 backstroke at Princeton...achieved lifetime bests in the 50 free (24.86) and 100 back (59.38) at the Pac-10 Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB CAREER
Swam four years at Wenatchee High School under head coach James Elwyn...also a four-year letter winner for softball...four-time state competitor for swimming...as a sophomore finished in the top 10 of the 50 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay...suffered from a knee injury her junior season but still competed at the state meet...during her senior season she finished eighth in the 100 free and 14th in the 50 free...named team captain and Columbia Basin Big 9 Swimmer of the Year.

PERSONAL
Earned Academic All-American honors graduating with a 3.94 GPA...born in Wenatchee, Wash...age 18...parents Chuck and Paula...younger sister Brianna...plans to pursue a degree in kinesiology.