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2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Taj Benton

  • Position Sprint/Free/Fly
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Baltimore, MD
  • Major Sports Managment

Biography

2025 (Senior): Personal best in 50 SCY butterfly (22.07) at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship… Seasons best in 100 SCY butterfly (48.31) taking second place and a personal best in 100 SCY freestyle (45.31), taking a 4th place win at the 2026 Northeast Conference Championships… Seasons best in 50 SCY freestyle (20.84) and 100 SCY butterfly (48.67) at H2ounds Invitational (Nov. 21-23)… Personal best in 50 SCY freestyle (23.47) in the 200 free relay, taking second place at MSMU vs Howard (Nov. 14)
 
2024-25: Won NEC (Northeast Conference) Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 22) ... 

2022-23: Won NEC (Northeast Conference) Rookie of the Week twice (Oct. 12 & Nov. 2) ... 

Top events: 100 fly 48.07, 200 fly 1:50.7, 50 fr 20.52, 100 fr 45.3

Before Howard: Achieved Scholastic All-American status, was a 3-time MD HS State Champion, and a 2-time MD HS State Record Holder.

Personal: Major is Sports Management… Chose Howard University to be surrounded by people like him… hails from Baltimore, Maryland… His hobbies include swimming, lifting, exploring, and gaming, with goals of excelling in sports management, Learned how to swim at 3-4 joined a team at 7

At Howard: (2022-23, Freshman) Conference champs, (2023-24, Sophomore) 2nd 50 fr at conference, 2nd 100 fly at conference, 200 fly record

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Sprint/Free/Fly
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Sprint/Free/Fly
  • 2024-25Junior

    Sprint/Free/Fly
  • 2025-26Senior

    Sprint/Free/Fly