Ben Grafchik

Position:
Backstroke, Butterfly, Individual Medley
Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Prospect, Ky.
High School:
Kentucky Country Day School

Career Best Times: 50.30 in 100-yard backstroke; 1:48.46 in 200-yard backstroke; 1:52.08 in 200-yard individual medley.

General: One of the Tar Heels' top returning backstrokers...also competes in the individual medley and can also swim the butterfly...three-time letterman at UNC...participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy...member of SAE fraternity.

2005-06: Competed in the ACC Championships for the Tar Heels as an exhibition swimmer in the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes, 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard individual medley...would have placed 13th in 200 back had he been a member of the scoring team...member of 2005-06 ACC Acadmic Honor Roll.

2004-05: Had a solid ACC Championship meet during his sophomore year...took 15th place in the 200-yard individual medley...had a career best time of 1:52.08 in the prelims of that event...finished 21st in the 100-yard backstroke after a 51.26 performance...finished 15th in the 200-yard backstroke...made the Dean's List in the fall semester of 2004...2004-05 ACC Academic Honor Roll choice.

2003-04: Turned in an outstanding performance at the ACC Championships...was the Tar Heels' top finisher in the 200-yard backstroke, taking seventh place with a time of 1:49.24...led off the fifth-place 400-yard medley relay with a 50.30 split...in the 100-yard backstroke, he took 12th with a clocking of 50.41...placed 19th in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:52.93. Prep: Graduated on June 2, 2003 from Kentucky Country Day School in Louisville, Ky....was a member of the swimming team there all four years...two-time captain and twice named squad MVP...twice named first-team All-State...also played two years of football as a quarterback, tight end and outside linebacker...played left striker on soccer team...also competed in gymnastics on the vault and pommel horse... four-time KHSAA state champion in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke...four-time NISCA first-team All-America selection...KHSAA Swimmer of the Year in 2003...ranked 14th in the world in the 200-meter backstroke for 17-and-under age group by FINA...selected to the USA Swimming National Select Camp in 2003...named to Headmaster's List as a junior and a senior with 4.0 GPA...member of Honor Court and president of social activities council...Roman Club consul...chess club grandmaster...member of math team...student council member and president of social activities board...secretary of SADD...member of future CEOs of America...editor of the school newspaper, The Bearcat.

Personal: Given name is Benjamin Grafchik...was born June 19, 1985 in Dayton, Ohio...the son of Marvin and Rita Grafchik...has one brother and one sister...family now lives in Walnut Ridge, Tenn.

Ben Grafchik's Personality Profile
Minor: Chemistry
Career Plans: Law School
Hobbies: Kite surfing, reading, chess, drawing, photography, dancing
Athletes Most Admired: Robert McCune, Mike Tyson, Lawrence Taylor, Ty Cobb, Bo Jackson, Bernard Hopkins, Dale Earnardt
Biggest Sports Thrill: Getting senior national cut in 2002
People With Greatest Influence on Athletic Career: My Mom and Dad, Mike DeBoor
Favorte Books: He's Just Not That Into You; Catcher In The Rye
Favorite Magazines: People, US Weekly
Favorite Food: Cookie Dough
Favorite Movies: Road House, Munich
Favorite TV Shows: Futurama, Entourage
Favorite Websites: www.pinkisthenewblog.com, www.wachovia.com