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2022-23 MIT Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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David Benko

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Budapest, Hungary
  • High School Fazekas Mihaly High School of Budapest
  • Event Diving
  • Major Chemistry

Biography

Collegiate Personal Best Times
1-Meter (11 Dives) 559.95
1-Meter (6 Dives) 350.4
3-Meter (11 Dives) 529.50
3-Meter (6 Dives) 366.37

In the MIT Record Books:
- 1-Meter: 1st (559.95)
- 3-Meter: 3rd (529.50)
Accolades:
- NEWMAC Diver of the Week (11/22/21, 1/24/22, 11/7/22, 1/9/23, 1/23/23, 1/30/23, 11/6/23, 12/4/23)
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2022-23)
- NEWMAC Diver of the Year (2022-23)
- CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American (2021-22)
All-American
- 2022-23:
1-Meter, 3-Meter
NEWMAC Champion:
- 2021-22: 3-Meter Dive
- 2022-23: 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive
NEWMAC All-Conference:
- 2021-22: 3-Meter Dive (1st Team)
- 2022-23: 1-Meter (1st Team), 3-Meter (1st Team)
2022-23:
- NCAA Diving Regional and NCAA Qualifier
- Won seven 1-Meter Events and six 3-Meter Events
- Swept boards at NEWMAC Championships
2021-22:
- NCAA Diving Regional Qualifier
- Competed in six events
Out of the Pool at MIT:
- Chemistry major
- Research in the Danheiser Lab
Favorite Sports Memory:
- Being able to complete all my dives to the best of my ability at a competition.
High School:
- Graduate of Fazekas Mihaly High School of Budapest
- National 1st place on 1m, 3m & platform in 2020
- Independent tutoring multiple students in chemistry
- STIPI Scholarship
- 2020 & 2021 International Chemistry Olympiad Silver Medals
-  2020 & 2021 International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad Silver Medals

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Diving
    5'10"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Diving
    5'10"