2011-12 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Laura Benevento
- Position:
- Fly/IM
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Fairfax
- Hometown:
- Fairfax, VA
2010-11: Placed seventh in the 200 Fly at the MAC Championships (2:01.92)...Recorded 11 top-five finishes in 100 Backstroke, 100 Fly, 200 Fly and 400 IM...Swam fastest time in 200 Fly against Miami, finishing third with a time of 2:06.21.
2008-09: Placed 13th with time of 2:05.81 in 200 butterfly at MAC Championships...Placed fourth in 100 fly against Akron, swimming in season-best 59.67...Took second in meets against Buffalo and Bowling Green in 200 fly...Season-best time 2:04.40 in 200 fly.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Fairfax... A four-year letterwinner in swimming under Head Coach Matt Salerno... Earned All-District, Region, State and American honors in the 200 medley relay for three consecutive years... Helped set the state record in the 200 medley relay during her senior season... A member of the 2008 state championship team.
Personal: Born Laura J. Benevento in Fairfax, VA on May 20, 1990... Daughter of Fred and Margaret Benevento... Youngest of four sisters (Christine, Michelle, Diane)... Enjoys shopping and spending time with her family... Has given swim lessons at C. Burke Swim Club... Chose Toledo because she “loved the campus, the team and the coaches”... Majoring in physical education.
Up Close with Benevento
Favorite athlete: Natalie Coughlin.
Nickname: “LB”.
Favorite TV show: One Tree Hill.
Favorite food: Breakfast food!
I would want Sophia Bush to play me in a movie about my life.
Favorite musical artist: Britney Spears.
If I could visit one place in the world, it would be: Europe.
