Bowen Becker

Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography 2019

Class:
Senior
High School:
Faith Lutheran
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
Position:
Sprint Freestyle

PRONUNCIATION

Career Notes:

2020 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist (4x100m Freestyle Relay)
Top NCAA Finishes
- 50 free // 3rd (2018), 4th (2019)
- 100 free // 2nd (2019)
3x Big Ten Champion
- 50 free // 2018, 2019
- 100 free // 2019
7x Career All-American
Graduated in 2019 holding seven Minnesota program records
Holds 50 (18.69) & 100 (40.83) free Big Ten records
2x Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2018-19 Senior Season: Academic All-Big Ten • Earned All-American honors in the 50 free and the 100 free, and Honorable Mention All-America honors in the 400 medley relay. • At the NCAA Championships, finished fourth in the 50 free (18.84), was part of the 400 medley relay that placed tenth (3:04.70), and earned silver and the title of NCAA Runner Up in the 100 free (40.83), breaking the B1G record in the event. • At the Big Ten Championships, defended his 2018 title in the 50 Free (19.11), added another title with his win in the 100 Free (41.71), helped the 200 Free Relay to a second-place finish (1:17.24), anchored the 400 Medley Relay to take third (3:05.46), helped the 200 Medley Relay earn fifth place (1:24.62) and raced in the seventh-finishing 400 Free Relay (2:53.35). • Finished first in the 50 free (19.83) and first in the 100 free (43.24) against Purdue and Northwestern. • Placed first in the 50 free (19.86), first in the 100 free (44.22), and second in the 200 free (1:20.87) against USC. • Finished first in the 100 free (44.66) at the Hawaii Dual. • At the Iowa Invitational, placed first in the 50 free (19.63), first in the 100 free (42.99), and helped the 400 Free relay team place third (2:55.44). • Finished first in both the 50 free (19.77) and the 100 free (44.78) at the Florida State Dual.

2017-18 Junior Season: At the NCAA Championships, finished third in the 50-yard free (18.90) with All-American honors, part of the 200 Medley relay that finished fourteenth (1:24.89) earning All-American honorable mention, placed fourteenth in the 100-yard free (42.13), as well as being part of the 400 Free Relay that finished twenty-fourth (2:53.66), part of the 200 Free Relay that finished eighteenth (1:17.63), and the 400 Medley Relay that finished eighteenth (3:07.03). • at the Big Ten Championships, was part of the 200 Medley Relay that finished second (1:24.25), swam an 18.69 in prelims before finishing first in the 50-yard free with a time of 18.93, was part of the 400 Medley Relay that finished second (3:06.90), the 200 Free Relay that finished third (1:17.02), the 400 Free Relay that finished fifth (2:52.50), took twentieth in the 100-yard fly (47.35), and second in the 100-yard free (41.61) setting a school record. • finished in first in the 50-yard free (19.64), first in the 100-yard free (43.18), and fourth in the 100-yard fly (49.14) at the Triple Dual vs. Northwestern and Purdue • placed first in the 50-yard free (19.62) and first in the 100-yard free (43.81) vs. Denver. • Had a first place finish in the 50-yard free (20.20) and in the 100-yard free (44.62) against Hawai'i and Drury • placed first in the 50-yard free (19.59), fifth in the 100-yard fly (48.29), and first in the 100-yard free (43.02) at the Minnesota Invitational • took second in the 100-yard free (44.54) and first in the 50-yard free (20.06) vs. Michigan, Penn State, and Wisconsin at the Quad Dual • finished in first place in the 50-yard free (20.15) and second in the 100-yard free (44.66) vs. the University of Iowa.

2016-17 Sophomore Season: CSCAA All-America - Honorable Mention • Academic All-Big Ten • Part of the record-breaking 400 free relay (2:51.06) at the NCAA Championships • earned fourth-place finishes in the 50-yard free (19.08) and 100-yard free (42.24) at the 2017 Big Ten Championships • improved to 43.91 in the 100-yard free at the Minnesota Invitational • earned first-place finishes in the 50-yard free (19.60) and 100-yard free (42.87) • competed in the 50-yard free (19.46) and 100-yard free (42.57) at the 2017 NCAA Championships.

2015-16 Freshman Season: Named Most Improved by team • first-year letterwinner • at the 2016 NCAA Championships, Becker was named an Honorable Mention All-American in the 200 medley relay, placed 20th in the 200 medley relay, 21st in the 400 free relay, 40th in the 100 free and 46th in the 50 free • finished 5th in the 200 medley relay, 5th in the 400 free relay, 5th in the 200 free relay, 6th in the 400 medley relay, 7th in the 50 free and 100 free, and 42nd in the 200 free at the 2016 Big Ten Championships • swept sprint free events at the Jean Freeman Invite • recorded five 1st-place finishes and 13 top-five marks as a rookie • made his collegiate debut at Florida State.

High School: 2015 graduate of Faith Lutheran High School • four-time varsity swimming letterwinner • honor roll • coached by Stephen Blank • Rookie of the Year • MVP • ranked in the top twenty recruits in the nation for the class of 2015 • lists winning the state meet in the 50 free when he was 14 years old as his most memorable sports thrill .

Personal: Son of Heber and Barbara Becker • has two brothers, Cameron and Brandon • mother, Barbara, was a gymnast for Cal State Northridge from 1983-1987 • undecided on major.