2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Sarah Bennetts
- Position:
- Breast/Free
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Davis HS
- Hometown:
- Davis, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Davis HS
2024-25
Competed in five regular season meets as well as the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Championships ... Swam on the 200 free relay team that broke the school record and finished in a time of 1:28.85 at the Big Ten Championships ... At the NCAA Championships, anchored the 400 free relay (3:16.39, 27th) and swam on the 200 free relay (1:29.31, 27th) ... At the Big Ten Championships, competed in the 100 breast (1:00.87, 16th), the 200 free relay, and the 400 free relay (3:15.71, 8th) ... Recorded top-three times for the team in the 50 free (22.86, 3rd) ... 100 free (49.80, 3rd), and the 200 free (1:47.86, 2nd) ... Contributed to the teamโs top times in the 200 free relay, the 400 free relay (3:14.69) and the 800 free relay (7:15.85).
2023-24ย
Competed in all 12 regular season meets, as well as the Pac-12 Championshipsโฆ At Pac-12s, swam in the 50 free (22.63, 20th), 100 breast (1:00.31, 9th), 200 breast (2:11.01, 11th)โฆ Made her NCAA debut at the Fresno State Invite on Oct. 6-7, finishing second in the 100 breast and fourth in the 100 IMโฆ Earned her first career win on Oct. 20 in the UCSB dual meet, taking first in the 200 breast (2:16.52)โฆ Set a new personal best, picking up her second career win on Nov. 3 in the Arizona State dual meet, earning first in the 100 breast (1:00.09)โฆ Finished in the top-two for 100 breast and 100 free on Jan. 13 in the Utah dual meet, taking first in the 100 breast (1:03.01) and second in the 100 free (51.40).ย
High School/Club
Earned four varsity letters at Davis Senior High School in her hometown ... Swam club with DART Swimming ... Davis HS was San Joaquin Section Champion in 2022 and 2023, and CIF State Champion runner-up in 2022 ... Was CIF State Champion in the 100 breast in 2023, and was runner-up in 2022 ... San Joaquin champion and record-holder in the 100 breast ... Also won a section championship in the 100 free ... Davis HS record-holder in the 100 breast and 100 free ... High School All-American in the 100 breast, 100 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay ... Team MVP in 2022 ... Earned the Denali Knapp Award in 2023 ... With DART, set club records in the 100 free, 200 free, 100 breast, and 200 breast ... Was a three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Two-time participant in Winter Junior Nationals, making an A Final in the 100 breast ... Was a B Finalist in the 100 breast and C Finalist in the 50 free at the Summer Junior Nationals.ย
Personal
Full name: Sarah Marie Bennetts ... Parents are Christine and Aaron Bennetts ... Decided to attend UCLA because of "the great combination of athletics and academics, and because I felt a great connection with the coaches and team" ... Cites qualifying for the Olympic Trials in the 100 breaststroke as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles ... Hobbies and interests include photography, baking desserts, reading, and watching gymnastics ... Played the flute for eight years ... Her dad played football at UC Davis ... Her mom attended UCLA for grad school.ย
Best Times (as of July 2,ย 2024)
50 free - 22.63
100 free - 49.74
200 free - 1:49.76
50 breast - 29.39
100 breast - 1:00.09
200 breast - 2:11.36
100 IM - 58.09
200 IM - 2:02.72
