As a Senior (2008-09): Served as a tri-captain for the Raiders ... Ripped off the fourth fastest time in the 100 yard free at Colgate (46.21) at the Patriot League Championships ... Finished 15th with a career best 21.33 in the 50 free at the league championships ... Also posted a career-best 1:43.98 in the 200 free at the same event ... Anchored Colgate's record setting 400 free relay (3:01/75) which finished second at the Patriot League Championships, the highest finish by the Raiders in that event ... Leaves Colgate also sharing school records in the 400 medley relay (3:25.74), 200 free relay (1:22.49), and 800 free relay (6:49.81), all broken his final season.
As a Junior (2007-08): Anchored the 200 free relay that broke the varsity record with a time of 1:24.53, and finished third at the Patriot League Championship ... Swam the second leg of the 400 free relay that finished fourth with the second-fastest time ever at Colgate, 3:07.24, at the conference meet ... Part of the 800 free relay that finished sixth in 7:01.32, which ranks sixth in school history, at the Patriot League meet ... Swam the freestyle portion of the 200 medley relay that finished fifth at the league championship with the fourth-fastest time in school history, 1:35.32 ... Registered a season-best time of 1:45.29 in the 200 free at the league championship ... Swam the 50 free in a personal-best time of 21.56 at the league meet ... Posted a personal-best time of 46.98, which ranks eighth on Colgate's all-time performers list, in the 100 free at the Nike Invitational.
As a Sophomore (2006-07): : Posted a personal-best time of 1:44.41 in the 200 free at the Patriot League Championship, which ranks sixth on Colgate's all-time performers list ... Anchored the 400 medley relay that posted the second-fastest time in school history, 3:26.63, at the league meet ... Swam the third leg of the 200 free relay that recorded a time of 1:24.83 at the conference championship, which ranks second all-time at Colgate ... Part of the 400 free relay that posted the third-fastest time in program history, 3:07.76 ... Led off the 800 free relay that owns the sixth-fastest time ever at Colgate, 7:01.76 ... Swam the 100 free in a season-best time of 47.74 at the Patriot League Championship ... Recorded a season-best time of 22.27 in the 50 free in the tri-meet with Binghamton and UMass ... Swam the 500 free in a personal-best time of 4:54.41 at the tri-meet with Bucknell and Army.: Swam the third leg of the 400 free relay that set the Colgate record at the Patriot League Championship ... Part of the 800 free relay that recorded the fifth-fastest time in school history, 7:01.08, at the league meet ... Swam the freestyle portion of the 400 medley relay that turned in the fourth-best time ever at Colgate, 3:29.12, at the conference championship ... Achieved three personal bests at the Patriot League Championship ... Swam the 200 free in 1:44.68, which ranked seventh all-time at Colgate ... Completed the 50 free in 22.00, and the 100 free in 47.60.
As a Freshman (2005-06)
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Unionville High School ... Team was undefeated his junior and senior seasons ... A four-time SCCL first-team honoree ... Named a YMCA All-American ... Also lettered in rugby.
Personal: George Stephen Bennitt was born on September 15, 1986 in Butler, Pennsylvania ... Son of George and Debra Bennitt ... Has two brothers and one sister ... Majoring in biology.
Bennitt's Personal Bests
50 Free - 21.33
100 Free - 46.21 (4th at CU)
200 Free - 1:43.98
500 Free - 4:54.41
