Benjamin Lilly '22 Recruiting Profile

My name is Benjamin Lilly.  I am looking for a college with a strong business/marketing program and a swim program.  I found my love for business when I joined my high school’s DECA chapter and made the state competition in sports & entertainment marketing management in my freshman year.  I started swimming for a competitive summer team when I was 7 years old and joined my first club team when I was 9.  I discovered my love for swimming at the age of 6 years old when I was at a summer swim meet for my older sister and they needed one more kid to swim in a relay.  The coach, knowing I could swim, put me in the 10u relay and we came in dead last, but I loved every second of it. 

At the beginning of my sophomore season, my high school team needed a distance swimmer.  Truth be told I had wanted to try out the 400/500 freestyle for a while, but an opportunity had never arisen until several seniors graduated.  I volunteered to step in and by the end of the season, I consistently competed in the A spot for the team.  I recently joined a more competitive club team where I am focusing on building strength, endurance and speed for my distance events.  I hope to continue to swim distance in college.  Contributing to the team in any way that I can has been a guiding principle for me when it comes to swimming, whether trying out a new event, filling in a spot in a relay or cheering on my teammates, I'm there to help the team.