2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Bence Szabados
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Butterfly/Freestyle
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Whitney Young
At Michigan:
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2023-25)
• Two-time All-Big Ten first team (2024-25)
• All-Big Ten second team (2023)
• CSCAA All-America second team (2022: 200-yard freestyle relay; 2023: 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay; 2024: 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard medley relay; 2025: 200-yard freestyle relay)
Graduate Student (2024-25)
• B1G Conference Championships (Feb. 26- Mar. 1): Placed 5th in 50 Free (19.06), 8th in 100 Free (42.63), 18th in 100 Fly (46.08)
• Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 1): Placed 1st in 100 Free (43.13)
• Ohio State (Jan. 18): Placed 1st in 50 Free (19.87), 6th in 100 Free (45.41)
• Indiana (Jan. 10): Placed 2nd in 50 Free (19.78), 5th in 100 Free (44.94)
• Georgia Tech Invitational (Nov. 22-24): Placed 1st in 200Y Free Relay (1:16.00), 2nd in 50Y Free (19.18), 4th in 400Y Medley (3:06.54), 2nd in 200Y Medley (1:23.60), 4th in 400Y Free Relay (2:50.95)
• Oakland (Nov. 8): Placed 1st in 50Y Free (19.98)
• Notre Dame/ Wisconsin (Oct. 18-19): Placed 1st in 50Y Free (19.73) and 2nd in 100Y Free (44.60)
Senior (2023-2024)
• NCAA Division I Men's Championships (Mar. 27-Mar. 30): Competed in the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (19.04) and the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (41.81).
• Big Ten Conference Championships (Feb. 28-Mar. 2): Placed 2nd in the 50-Yard Freestyle (19.00), 1st in the 100-Yard Freestyle (42.09), and 9th in the 100-Yard Butterfly (46.05). Swam personal bests in the 50-Yard Freestyle (19.00), 100-Yard Freestyle (42.09), 50-Yard Butterfly (21.10), and the 100-Yard Butterfly (46.05).
• Ohio State (Jan. 20): Placed 1st in the 50-Yard Freestyle (19.70) and 3rd in the 100-Yard Freestyle (44.20).
• Indiana (Jan. 19): Placed 1st in the 50-Yard Freestyle (19.73) and 3rd in the 100-Yard Freestyle (43.83).
• Georgia Invitational (Nov. 16): Placed 4th in the 50 Freestyle (19.33), 7th in the 100 Freestyle (42.57), and 16th in the 100 Butterfly (47.60).
• Wisconsin Tri-Meet (Oct. 21): Placed 1st in the 50 Freestyle (19.82) and 2nd in the 100 Freestyle (44.02).
Junior (2022-23)
• NCAA Championships (Mar. 22-25): Placed 13th in the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1:16.31), Placed 24th in the 50-Yard Freestyle Prelims (19.21), Placed 17th in the 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:23.35), Placed 16th in the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (2:50.03), Placed 36th in 100-Yard Freestyle Prelims (42.60), Placed 14th in the 400-Yard Medley Relay (3:05.17)
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 22-25): Reached personal best placing 2nd in 50-Yard Freestyle (19.05), Placed 3rd in 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1:16.60), Placed 2nd in 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:23.07), Placed 2nd in 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (2:49.44), Placed 6th in 100-Yard Freestyle (42.67), Placed 13th in 100-Yard Butterfly (46.78)
• Michigan First Chance Meet (Feb. 11): Placed 1st in 100-Yard Freestyle (43.57)
• Wisconsin/Pittsburg (Jan. 28): Placed 1st in 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:26.03), Placed 1st in 50-Yard Freestyle (19.98), Placed 1st in 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (2:55.43), Placed 6th in 100-Yard Butterfly (48.98)
• Ohio State (Jan. 21): Placed 2nd in 50-Yard Freestyle (19.86), Placed 1st in 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (2:54.06), Placed 3rd in 100-Yard Freestyle (44.28)
• Tennessee Invitational (Nov. 17): Placed 3rd in 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:24.90), Placed 3rd in 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1:17.41), Placed 5th in 50-Yard Freestyle (19.43), Placed 3rd in 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (2:52.16), Placed 7th in 100-Yard Freestyle (43.69), Placed 5th in 400-Yard Medley Relay (3:08.39), Placed 7th in 100-Yard Butterfly (47.03),
• Northwestern (Nov. 5): Placed 1st in 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1:19.30), Placed 1st in 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:26.66), Placed 1st in 50-Yard Freestyle (19.76), Placed 2nd in 100-Yard Freestyle (43.76),
• Eastern Michigan/Ohio/Purdue (Nov. 4): Oakland (Oct. 8): Placed 1st in 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:27.05), Placed 1st in 50-Yard Freestyle (19.64), Placed 1st in 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (2:55.73), Placed 2nd in 100-Yard Butterfly (48.11)
• SMU Classic (Oct. 7): Placed 4th in 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1:20.00), Place 4th in 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:26.54), Placed 1st in 50-Yard Freestyle (19.59), Placed 3rd in 100-Yard Freestyle (43.41), Placed 4th in 400-Yard Medley Relay (309.98), Placed 7th in 100-Yard Butterfly (46.82)
Sophomore (2021-22)
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-26): Finished 6th in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.46), 12th in the 100-yard Freestyle (43.40) and 10th in the 100-yard Butterfly (46.35).
• Ohio State (Jan. 28): Finished 4th in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.18), 4th in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.62) and 5th in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.32).
• Wisconsin/Minnesota (Jan. 15): Finished 2nd in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.00), 1st in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.32) and 3rd in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.29).
• Minnesota Invitational (Dec. 1-4): Finished 5th in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.39), 6th in the 100-yard Freestyle (42.98) and 8th in the 100-yard Butterfly (46.70).
• Grand Valley (Nov. 6): Finished 1st in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.19).
• Purdue/Missouri (Nov. 5): Finished 3rd in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.83), 3rd in the 100-yard Freestyle (43.89) and 4th in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.32).
• Oakland (Oct. 9): Finished 1st in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.99) and 2nd in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:50.97).
Freshman (2020-21)
• Big Ten Championships (March 2-6): Finished 12th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:46.32), 17th in the 100-yard Freestyle (43.39) and 18th in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.34).
• Michigan State (Jan. 22): Finished 2nd in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:50.48).
• Indiana/Northwestern (Jan. 16): Finished 6th in the 100-yard Butterfly (49.10) and 7th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:40.27).
Prep
• High School: Whitney Young High School
• 2020 IHSA state champion in the 50-yard Freestyle
• Four-time Chicago Public League champion
Club/International
• Club: Wolfpack Aquatic Club
• Represented Hungary at the 2019 FINA World Junior Championships
• Four-time finalist at the 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Championships
• Four-time finalist at the 2018 NCSA Summer Swimming Championships
Personal
• Full Name: Bence Szabados
• Birthday: Sept. 29, 2001
• Father, Bela, was three-time Olympian for Hungary (1992, 1996, 2000)
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major: Undeclared
Career Bests
| Event | Time | Date |
| 50-yard Freestyle | 19.00 | 2/29/2024 |
| 100-yard Freestyle | 42.09 | 3/2/2024 |
| 200-yard Freestyle | 1:40.27 | 1/16/2021 |
| 100-yard Butterfly | 46.05 | 3/1/2024 |
| 200-yard Butterfly | 1:46.22 | 3/5/2021 |
