Ben Davidson

Position:
Freestyle
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Columbus, Miss.

Career Best Times: 20.87, 50 Free; 46.25, 100 Free; 50.28, 100 Fly.

General: Solid returning letterman...strong performer for the Tar Heels in the sprint free, butterfly and backstroke events…an excellent student, he has compiled a 3.705 cumulative GPA.

2000-2001: Continued to be a versatile performer for the Tar Heels…made the Dean’s List both semesters…achieved a 3.94 GPA for the spring semester of 2001…also chosen to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

1999-00: At the 2000 ACC Championships, he finished 18th in the 50 free (20.87) and the 100 free (46.30)...he also achieved lifetime bests in the 100 fly (50.28) as well as the 100 back (52.47)...was a member of the 200 free relay which finished third…earned Dean’s List honors both semesters…member of the 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Graduated on May 29, 1999 from the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science...was a swimmer and soccer player there for four years...an honors graduate of MSMS.

Personal: Given name is Ben H. Davidson...nichames include “Bruce”, “Goose”, and “BenBen”…has one brother and one sister...the son of Jim and Jamie Davidson...was born November 1, 1980 in Columbus, Miss....a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity at Carolina…his hobbies include “couching” and being sarcastic…athlete he most admires is Magnus Ver Magnusson...says that he started shaving when he was in the sixth grade...political science major…claims that he is en route to replace Ben Stein as the smartest man in the world.