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2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Julia Benko

  • Class Senior
  • Position Back, Free
  • Height 5-4
  • Hometown Denver
  • High School George Washington HS
  • Major Biology

Biography

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2025-26
Competed in nine meets as a senior, participating in six different events…Swam the 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard and 400-yard medley relays, and 400-yard and 800-yard freestyle relays at the SCIAC Championships…Advanced to the finals of the 100 and 200 backstroke, placing 12th and seventh, respectively…Holds the program record for the 200 back (2:06.36) and is second all-time in the 100 back (58.84)…Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team for the second straight season.

2024-25
Competed in 24 events during her junior season, earning four first-place finishes, three runner-up finishes, and two third-place finishes…Recorded two top-10 finishes at the SCIAC Championships, placing seventh in the 200-yard backstroke (2:07.01) and eighth in the 100-yard backstroke (58.84)…Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.

2023-24
Competed at the SCIAC Championships in the 100-yard, 200-yard, and 500-yard freestyle, and the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke…Recorded season-best times of 1:59.94 in the 200 free, 5:21.02 in the 500 free, 59.40 in the 100 backstroke, and 2:08.64 in the 200 backstroke.

2022-23
Competed at the SCIAC Championships in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard freestyle, placing 12th in the 100 backstroke and 13th in the 200 backstroke…Finished the season ranked sixth in program history in both the 100 backstroke (1:00.28) and 200 backstroke (2:10.15).

George Washington High School ‘22
Competed in swimming and diving in the Denver Public Schools League…Earned the F.A.S.T Freshman Award…Graduated with an IB Diploma…Four-year Honor Roll member.

Personal
Hometown is Denver, Colorado…Majoring in biology…Parents are Agnes and Alex…Has one sibling, Anna…Chose Cal Lutheran because “when I visited I felt at home. I knew I would be happy there for the next 4 years. The people I met during my campus visit were welcoming and I was very excited at the prospect of swimming. I wanted to be part of the team immediately.”…Competed for Mission Aurora Colorado Swimming…Volunteered at Dolls for Daughters.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

    Back, Free
  • 2025-26Senior

    Back, Free
    5'4"