Newcastle · GBR
Ben is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, a national-level swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 8 seasons and 22 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2018 in Tynemouth Pool, where he raced the 200 backstroke in 2:50.38.
His signature event is the 200 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 800 freestyle and 400 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 12 recorded swims.
His fastest 200 freestyle stands at 1:57.25, set in long course (50 m) at Northumberland & Durham SA County Championships 24.
His record includes national championships, in 2023 (Swim England National Summer Meet 2023 and Scottish National Short Cource Championships 2023). A representative mark at that level is 24.84 in the 50 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in international meets.
The record runs unbroken from 2018 to 2025: 8 consecutive seasons without a single missing year.
Those meets span 10 different venues (Tynemouth Pool, Sunderland, Tynemouth and Stanley…).
Latest competition: BUCS Short Course Championships 2025-26, on November 16, 2025. He closes this record with 32 current event personal bests, across 32 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB.