Ben Smith Class: Junior Hometown: Sudbury, Mass. High School: Lincoln Sudbury Regional Event: Butterfly/IM

Top Times

100 Butterfly - 50.73 (2012 BIG EAST Championships)
200 Butterfly - 1:51.41 (2012 BIG EAST Championships preliminaries)
200 Individual Medley - 1:54.47 (2012 BIG EAST Championships)
400 Individual Medley - 4:07.64 (2012 Princeton Invitational)

2011-12: Competed and registered top times at the BIG EAST Championships where he finished 18th in the 100 butterfly (50.73), 15th in the 200 butterfly (1:51.84) and 24th in the 200 individual medley (1:54.47) ... His time of 1:51.41 in the 200 fly preliminaries and 1:54.47 in the 200 IM at the conference meet were Wildcat-fastest times this season ... Swam a leg of the 800 freestyle relay that placed eighth in the conference meet ... Placed first in the 200 individual medley in the season opener against La Salle ... Notched a first-place finish in the 200 fly at the Connecticut/Georgetown triangular meet ... Touched the wall at 52.52 in the 100 fly for a first-place finish against Seton Hall ... Finished first in the 200 fly and 200 free against Providence.

2010-11: Recorded the fastest times on the team during the season in both the 200 yard butterfly and the 200 individual medley, while ranking second in the 100 fly and the 400 IM ... Competed at the BIG EAST Championships in the 100 and 200 fly, where he registered personal best times in both events ... Swam the 100 fly in 51.64 at the conference meet and touched the wall in 1:54.34 in the 200 fly ... Registered season best times in the 200 IM and the 400 IM at the Terrapin Cup Invitational, with marks of 1:58.55 and 4:14.37, respectively ... Tallied second place finishes in the 200 fly in the season opener against La Salle and Syracuse, as well as in a later dual meet versus Boston University ... Also finished second in the 100 fly against Seton Hall ... Won the 100 fly (52.79) at the BIG EAST Last Chance Invitational; RELAYS: Swam on the first place 200 yard medley relay and the runner-up 400 medley relay against Connecticut and Georgetown, swimming the third leg of each relay.

Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School: Finished in the top 10 in the New England Championships in both the 100 yard butterfly and the 400 individual medley while swimming for Shawmut Aquatics Club ... Was named the club's Most Improved Swimmer for 2009-10.

Personal: Born 2/10/92 in Bedford, Texas ... Oldest of three children of Brian and Jeanne Smith ... Has two younger siblings, Katie (17) and Nicholas (15) ... Hobbies include juggling ... Chose to attend Villanova for the combination of the swim team and the University's academic reputation ... Majoring in Computer Science.