Caroline Bentz Season 2024-25

CAREER BEST TIMES:

• 50y Free – 21.65 @ 2025 NCAA Championships
• 100Y Free – 48.64 (Feb. 4, 2024 @ Virginia Tech Invite)
• 100L Free – 56.28 (May 31, 2024)
• 200Y Free – 1:47.25 (Feb. 2, 2024 @ Virginia Tech Invite)
• 50Y Back – 25.31 (March 22, 2024 @ NCAA Championships)
• 100Y Back – 51.22 (Big 12 Championships, Feb. 28, 2025)
• 100L Back – 1:00.47 (June 17, 2024 @ U.S. Olympic Trials)
• 200Y Back – 1:51.81 (March 23, 2024 @ NCAA Championships)
• 200L Back – 2:10.23 (June 20, 2024 @ U.S. Olympic Trials)
• 50Y Breast – 29.90 (Feb. 4, 2023 @ Virginia Tech Invite)
• 100Y Breast – 1:03.36 (Feb. 4, 2023 @ V-Tech Invite)

CAREER HONORS:

• 7-Time Big 12 Champion (50 free, 100 free, 100 back, 200 back, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay)
• Big 12 Women's Swimmer of the Meet
• 4X All-American (3X in 50 free, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay, 1x 200 medley relay at Arizona State)
• 3X All-American (2X in 200 back, 1x 200 free relay at Virginia Tech)
• 4-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier

2024-25 (Graduate at ASU)

• In the NCAA Championships, she helped the Sun Devils place 8th in the 200 medley relay (1:34.54). She also swam in 200 free relay, 400 medley relay, and 400 free relay.
  • 3-Time All-American - 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd Team), 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay (2nd Team)
• At the Big 12 Championship (2/25-3/1) she won seven Big 12 Championships, four individuals titles in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 back and the 200 back and was named Women's Swimmer of the Meet helping the Sun Devils win their first Big 12 Championship in women's program history. 
  • Bentz set school records in the 50 free (21.77) and the 100 free (51.22). She also set a school record in the 100 back (52.51). 
• In the meet against Arizona (2/8) she won the 50 free (22.01) and the 100 free (48.69). She was also on the winning 200 medley relay team and helped the 200 free relay team finish second.
• In the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown (1/24-25) she placed third in the 100 free (48.27). She also swam in the 50 free and 100 back, as well as the 200 medley, 200 free, 400 medley and 400 free relays.
• In the top-25 dual against No. 23 Minnesota (1/11) she won the 50 free (22.23) and the 200 backstroke (1:54.61). She anchored the winning 200 medley relay team by swimming a 21.39 50 free split and had a starting 100 free leg of 48.88 in the 400 free relay.
• Competing against Grand Canyon (1/4) she won the 200 free (1:47.41) and the 100 free (48.73). She also was part of the winning 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay, both serving as the starting leg.
• Returning from the holiday break in a dual against Rice (1/3), she won the 50 free (22.31) and the 200 back (1:53.23). She was also part the record breaking 200 medley relay (1:35.69) and part of the winning 400 free relay.
• Competing in the NC State GAC invite (11/20-23) she set a school record in the 50 free (21.80) placing second. She then set the school record in the 100 back (52.39) and in the 200 back (1:52.10). In addition, she was part of the 200 free relay, 200 and 400 medley relay and the 400 free relay.
  • Named Big 12 Women's Swimmer of the Week
• In the tri-meet against No. 9 California and No. 4 Stanford (11/7-8) she placed 2nd in the 100 back (52.99), 2nd in the 200 back (1:54.70) and 3rd in the 100 free (49.18). Also appeared in the 200 free relay that took send, (22.31; 1:29.64) and competed in the 200 medley relay which placed third.
  • Named Big 12 Women's Swimmer of the Week
• In the dual meet against No. 12 NC State (10/25-26), She set a career-best and school record in the 50 free swimming a 21.88. She also was part of the record-setting 200 medley relay, swimming an anchor leg of 21.66 for a time of 1:36.17.
  • Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
• In the quad-meet against Arizona, NAU and GCU (10/12), she was the anchor leg of the winning 400 medley relay team, swimming a 48.57 100 free leg. She placed 2nd in the 50 back (24.90) but won the 150 back in 1:22.78. Lastly, she was part of the winning 200 free relay team, swimming a 22.24 50 free leg.
• In the season opener v. UNLV (10/4), she was part of the record-setting 200 medley relay which broke a school record, swimming the anchor leg (21.64) 50 free time. Came in 2nd in the 100 back (52.68) and won the 200 back (1:55.29). Lastly, won the 400 free relay to cap her first meet as a Sun Devil.
  • Earned Big 12 Women's & Newcomer of the Week (Oct.9)

2023-24 (Senior at Virginia Tech)

• Took part in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials competing in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke, placing in the top-15 in all three events, respectively. Setting personal bests in long-course swimming.
• Placed 7th in the A final in the 200y backstroke with a time of 1:52.39, earning All-American accolades at NCAA Championships.
• Placed 3rd at the ACC Championships in the 200y back with a time of 1:52.23. 
• Placed 6th at the ACC Championships in the 100y back in 52.63.

2022-23 (Junior at Virginia Tech)
2023 Honors
All-American Honorable Mention – 200 back, 200 free relay

NCAA’s
32nd - 50 free - 22.31
11th - 200 free relay - 1:27.89
35th - 100 back - 52.71
14th - 200 back - 1:52.74

ACC’s
5th - 200 free relay - 1:28.68
15th - 200 IM - 1:58.09
15th - 100 back - 53.20
9th - 200 back - 1:54.38

• Qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 back and 200 back during the U.S. Open Championships. 
• Finished first in the 200 IM, third in the 50 free and third in the 100 breast at the Vigrinia Tech Invitational. 
• Placed second in the 200 back and third in the 100 back versus Penn State.
• Finished third in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM against Virginia.
• Placed second in the 100 back and third in the 200 back versus Queens and Tennessee.
• Finished fifth in the 200 back, sixth in the 100 back,15th in the 200 IM and 31st in the 50 free at the Ohio State Invitational
• Placed fourth in the 200 IM and fourth in the 50 free against Ohio State. 
• Finished first in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM versus George Washington and Ohio.

2021-22 (Sophomore)
NCAA's
70th - 200 IM - 2:00.38
18th - 200 Free Relay - 1:28.68
45th - 100 Back - 53.07
46th - 200 Back - 1:56.38
 
ACC's
5th - 200 Free Relay - 1:27.96
20th - 200 IM - 1:59.74
10th - 200 Medley Relay - 1:38.77
13th - 100 Back - 52.81
9th - 200 Back - 1:54.28
4th - 400 Free Relay - 3:14.26

• Finished first in the 200 IM, ninth in the 100 Breast, and third in the 100 Free at the Virginia Tech Invitational.
• Placed third in both the 100 and 200 Back against Penn State.
• Finished fourth in the 100 Back and fifth in the 200 Back versus Virginia.
• Placed fifth in the 100 Back, sixth in the 200 Back, 20th in the 200 IM, and 35th in the 50 Free at the 2021 Ohio State Fall Invitational.
• Finished first in the 200 IM and second in the 100 Back against Duke.
• Placed first in the 100 Free and second in the 100 Back at George Washington.

2020-21 (Freshman)
NCAA's
32nd - 200 back (1:55.74)
50th - 200 IM (2:00.01)
53rd - 100 back (54.10) 

ACC's
8th - 100 back (53.01) 
9th - 200 back (1:53.86) 
9th - 200 IM (1:56.99) 

• Competed in Wave II of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 50 freestyle, 200 and 100 backstroke.
• Placed first in the 200L IM,  fifth in the 100 and 200 back and sixth in the 200 IM at the UNC Janis Hape Dowd Invitational.
• Finished third in the 100L back and the 200L back, sixth in the 200L IM and seventh in the 100 back at the 2020 Toyota US Open.
• Placed first in both the 100 and 200 back against Duke.
• Finished fourth in the 100 back and fifth in both the 100 free and 200 IM against Virginia. 
• Placed second in the 200 IM, fourth in the 200 back and fifth in the 100 back at NC State.
• Got third in both the 100 breast and the 50 free at the Virginia Tech Invitational. 

Prep/Personal: 

• Qualified for the Olympic trials in the 100 and 200 backstroke. 
• Studied political science at Virginia Tech