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2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Benjamin Chateigner

  • Event Freestyle
  • Class SO
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 215
  • Hometown Marseille, France

Biography

NCAA Standards: 400 Free Relay (Qualifying, 2026) … 400 Medley Relay (Provisional, 2026)

School Records: 400 Free Relay – 2:48.72 (2026) … 400 Medley Relay – 3:05.89 (2026)

2025-26 (Sophomore): Saw action in nine meets in his first season as a Mustang … claimed a win in the 100 free in his SMU debut on Oct. 3, touching the wall in 43.72 in the double-dual meet against OCU/UIW … recorded a season-best 43.08 in the 100 free on Oct. 30 against TCU/Arizona, earning tenth on SMU’s All-Time Top Performers List … served as the anchor on two program-best relays: 400 Free Relay (2:48.72) and the 400 Medley Relay (3:05.89).

At Auburn: Competed in 11 meets throughout the 2023-24 season ... earned an NCAA B cut in the 200 free (1:34.37) ... picked up his first collegiate win as part of the 200 free relay at the SMU Classic (1:18.56) ... also finished third in the 200 free (1:36.25) in Dallas ... grabbed another podium finish, hitting the wall third in the 200 free (1:35.56) at Alabama ... scored two points at the SEC Championships, finishing 23rd in the 200 free (1:35.65), 39th in the 100 free (43.95) and 47th in the 50 free (20.33).
 
Prep: Multiple-time European junior finalist … vice-world junior champion in 2022 with the 400 free relay … three-time member of the junior national team … captain of the French Junior National Team for two years … also played basketball.