2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster
Gunnar Bentz
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- St. Pius X
Record Book:
• Finished his career with school records in the 200 butterfly and 200 individual medley and ranked second in the 400 individual medley, sixth in the 200 freestyle, eighth in the 200 breaststroke and ninth in the 100 butterfly in UGA history.
• Helped the 400 and 800 freestyle and 400 medley relays set the school records.
• Earned 16 First-Team All-America citations to set the high-water mark for Georgia men’s swimming and diving.
2017-2018:
• Earned five total All-America certificates, giving him 20 (16/4), which is the second-most in school history.
• Came in seventh in the 200 individual medley and eighth in both the 400 individual medley and the 200 butterfly at the NCAAs.
• Placed fifth on the 800 freestyle relay and eighth on the 400 medley relay at the NCAAs.
• Finished sixth in the 200 individual medley and seventh in the 200 butterfly and the 400 individual medley at the SECs.
• Came in sixth on the 200 and 800 freestyle and 400 medley relays and seventh on the 400 freestyle relay at the SECs.
• Named Georgia’s representative to the SEC Community Service Team.
• Selected as the Co-President for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
• Earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
• Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
• Earned a Brad Davis SEC Community Service Postgraduate Scholarships
• Won the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Open.
• Named to the United States National Team.
• Named the recipient of the Carl and Barbara Parks Scholarship.
• Named the recipient of the Charles Lathrop Guyer III Scholarship.
2016-2017:
• Came in third in the 200 butterfly and fourth in the 200 and 400 individual medley at the NCAAs.
• Placed sixth on the 800 freestyle relay and 16th on the 200 medley relay at the NCAAs.
• Placed fifth in the 200 butterfly and the 200 individual medley and sixth in the 400 individual medley at the SECs.
• Came in third on the 800 freestyle relay, fifth on the 400 freestyle relay and eighth on the 200 freestyle relay at the SECs.
• Named Second-Team All-SEC.
• Named the recipient of the Carl and Barbara Parks Scholarship.
• Serving as one of the swimming and diving representatives on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
• Inducted into the Student-Athlete Leadership Academy (L.E.A.D.).
• Named to the U.S. National Team.
• Chosen as a Scholar All-American by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association.
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
• Named to the Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
2015-2016:
• Became Georgia swimming’s first Olympic gold medalist (and just the third in UGA history) as he helped the 4x200-meter freestyle relay win in Rio.
• Qualified for the Olympics on the relay after finishing fifth in the 200 freestyle at the U.S. Trials.
• Placed fourth in the 400 individual medley, fifth in the 200 individual medley, and seventh in the 200 butterfly at the NCAAs.
• Finished fifth on the 400 freestyle and 800 freestyle relays and 12th on the 400 medley relay at the NCAAs.
• Finished third in the 200 butterfly and fourth in the 200 and 400 individual medley at the SECs.
• Swam on the 800 freestyle relay that finished third, the 400 freestyle relay that came in fourth, and the 200 and 400 medley relays that took sixth at the SECs.
• Named to the U.S. National Team.
• Chosen as a swimming and diving representative for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
• Named the recipient of the Reid Patterson Swimming Scholarship.
• Named to the All-SEC Second-Team
2014-2015:
• Finished third in the 400 individual medley and eighth in the 200 individual medley at the NCAAs.
• Came in 12th on the 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the NCAAs.
• Placed sixth in the 400 individual medley, 10th in the 200 individual medley and 12th in the 200 breaststroke at the SECs as the Bulldogs finished second.
• Came in third on the 800 freestyle relay and fourth on the 400 freestyle relay at the SECs.
• Named Second-Team All-SEC and to the All-Freshman Team.
• Named the SEC Freshman of the Week after winning two events against Georgia Tech and Savannah College of Art and Design.
• Picked as the SEC Freshman of the Week for his efforts in the UGA Fall Invitational.
• Selected as the SEC Freshman of the Week after winning two events against South Carolina.
• Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
• Named to the Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School:
• Graduated from St. Pius X Catholic High School.
• Swam for Dynamo Swim Club under Jason Turcotte.
• Named to the 2014-15 U.S. National Team in the 400 individual medley based on his performance at the Phillips 66 National Championships.
• Was a Georgia state champion, national champion and record holder.
• Was a two-time Junior National High Point winner.
• Placed first in the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and 400 individual medley at the 2013 Long Course Junior Nationals.
International:
• Came in second on the 4x200-meter freestyle relay and third in the 200-meter individual medley at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Canada.
• Represented the U.S. in the 2013 FINA World Cup.
• Won two gold medals at the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships.
• Set Junior World records in the 200 individual medley and the 400 individual medley at the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships.
• Represented the U.S. in the 2012 FINA World Cup.
• Won two bronze medals in the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.
Personal:
• Born January 3, 1996.
• Son of Steve and Missy Bentz.
• Majoring in Management.
Collegiate Personal Bests:
| 100 Free | 44.31 | 1/10/2015 |
| 200 Free | 1:34.73 | 12/6/2014 |
| 500 Free | 4:26.80 | 11/4/2015 |
| 1000 Free | 9:22.82 | 11/13/2015 |
| 200 Back | 1:49.85 | 11/13/2015 |
| 100 Breast | 54.96 | 2/27/2016 |
| 200 Breast | 1:56.02 | 12/7/2014 |
| 100 Fly | 46.57 | 2/27/2016 |
| 200 Fly | 1:40.07 | 3/25/2017 |
| 200 IM | 1:40.90 | 3/23/2017 |
| 400 IM | 3:36.60 | 3/24/2017 |
