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2009-10 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Benjamin Otto

  • Position Diving
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Glastonbury, Conn.
  • Highschool Glastonbury

Biography

2008-09: Recorded the best one meter (295.58) and three meter (322.80) scores at Fordham... Scored points at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a third-place finish in the three meter (281.60) board and an eighth-place finish in the one meter (222.80) board... Won the one meter (285.60) and three meter (303.30) diving competitions versus St. Francis... Placed second on the one meter board (268.20) against Massachusetts... Placed first in the one meter board (295.58) versus La Salle, while finishing second in the three meter competition (269.93)... Finished first in both the one meter (262.35) and three meter (271.50) diving competitions in a tri-meet with Boston College and Williams... Placed first in the three meter diving competition (286.73) at Columbia... Finished third on the three meter board (250.70) at the 2008 Super Splash Invitational... Won off the one meter (252.68) and three meter (261.30) boards at Stony Brook... Finished first in the one meter (198.80) and three meter (171.90) diving competitions at St. Peter's... Placed second at Marist off both the one meter (263.33) and three meter (299.36) boards... Took first in the one meter (248.45) diving competition at the Sonny Weblin Invitational, while also taking third off the three meter (172.75) board.

2007-08: Recorded the third best one meter (287.63) and three meter (283.27) scores at Fordham... Won the one meter diving competition (287.63) in the St. Francis meet... Took second on both the one (240.15) and three (251.93) meter boards versus Columbia... Placed second on the one meter board (259.95) and third on the three meter (276.45) board against Saint Peter's... Took third in the one meter event at the Sonny Werblin Invitational (236.85) and in the Marist dual meet (236.47)... Finished third on the one (223.83) and three meter (211.20) boards in the URI/Duquesne tri-meet... Also took third in both the one (206.63) and three (203.10) meter events against La Salle.

2006-07: Took seventh on the three meter board at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Championships...Was fourth on both the one and three meter board at the 2006 Sonny Werblin Invitational at Rutgers...Tied for second on the one meter board in the La Salle dual meet.

Before Fordham: Four-year member of the swimming team at Glastonbury High School...Earned All-State, All-Conference and All-Academic honors over a three year span...Served as a team captain...Recipient of the Hartwell Award...Member of the Honor Roll.

Personal: An English major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Freshman

    Diving
    6'1"
  • 2007-08Sophomore

    Diving
  • 2008-09Junior

    Diving
  • 2009-10Senior

    Diving