Sam Bendziewicz Class: Freshman Hometown: Chapin, S.C. High School: Chapin Height / Weight: 6-2 / 180 Event: IM/Breaststroke Birthdate: 01/06/1989

High School: Lettered in swimming for four seasons under coach Heath Edwards ... Team captain during junior season ... Won 200 meter as a junior ... Won 400 medley and freestyle relay as a junior and senior ... Earned all-Area for four seasons ... Swimmer of the year as a sophomore and junior ... Academic All-American as a junior and senior ... Member of all-Area leadership team.

Personal: Born Samuel Joseph Bendziewicz on January 6, 1989, in Baltimore, Md. ... Parents are Stephen and Mary Bendziewicz ... Has one younger brother, Stephen (13), and sister, Catherine (9) ... Hobbies include jet skiing and water skiing ... Polymer textile & fiber engineering major.