Ben Gooch
Availability status: Available
Country: United Kingdom
Date of birth: 29/10/2007
Height: 6 feet 3 inches
Weight: 195 lbs
Sex: Male
Graduation Year: 2026
Enrollment Year: 2026
Qualifications:
High School Grades: English Language: A, German: A, Maths: A, Biology: A, Chemistry: A, Physics: A, Spanish: A, English Literature: A, Design & Technology: A, Geography: A, Further Maths: B;
SAT: Not taken yet
PERSONAL BEST TIMES
50m Free (SC): 23.07
50m Free (LC): 23.90
100m Free (SC): 50.79
100m Free (LC): 52.58
200m Free (SC): 1:53.18
200m Free (LC): 1:58.66
400m Free (SC): 4:17.32
800m Free (SC): 905.85
1500m Free (SC): 17.34.40
50m Back (SC): 26.80
50m Back (LC): 28.00
100m Back (SC): 57.46
100m Back (LC): 59.98
200m Back (SC): 2:11.16
200m Back (LC): 2:16.54
50m Fly (SC): 24.85
50m Fly (LC): 25.55
100m Fly (SC): 56.28
100m Fly (LC): 56.75
200m Fly (SC): 2:11.54
200m IM (SC): 2:12.44
200m IM (LC): 2:14.38
400m IM (SC): 4:42.39
BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Junior Worcester County Champion 100 IM (2022)
Competed for the West Midlands at the ESSA National Inter-Divisional Championships (2023, 2024); part of the 6 x 50m Mixed Medley Relay team that broke the ESSA National record (2023)
Double Bronze medalist in Medley Relay, Freestyle Relay at the ESSA National Schools Championships (2022)
Finalist 50 Fly, 100 Fly British Summer Championships (2024)
Gold medalist 100 Free English Summer National Meet (2024)
Gold medalist 50 Fly, Silver medalist 100 Fly English Summer National Meet (2023)
Silver medalist 100 Free, Bronze medalist 50 Free English Summer National Meet (2022)
Finalist 50 Free, 100 Fly English Winter Championships (2024)
Multiple Summer Regional Champion, medalist, finalist and qualifier (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)
Multiple time Winter Regional Champion, medalist, finalist and qualifier (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
King’s School Worcester Sports Scholar
Selected for SE National Development Programme (2021 – 2022)
Worcester Swimming Club Senior Captain (2024 – 2025)
Worcester Swimming Club Junior Captain (2019 – 2020)
Broken 13 club records in the past year at Worcester Swimming Club (2024)
Open Worcester County Champion 50 Free, 50 Back and 100 Back (2025)
Open Worcester County Champion 100 IM (2024)
Open Worcester County Champion 200 Free (2023)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
Resilient, team player, hard working, determined, adaptable.
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
My best memory would have to be at the English Summer Nationals 2023 where I had qualified for the 50,100 Fly. I had also qualified for the British Summer Championships in the 50,100 Free.
A fortnight before my first race at the British Championships, I suffered a shoulder injury, which massively interrupted my final training preparations. This disrupted run-up was evident at the British Championships, where I was slower than my target times and narrowly missed out of the Finals.
The following week at the English Summer Nationals, I was determined to turn this around and overcame that initial disappointment to swim massive PBs and to medal in both races: Silver in the 100 Fly and Gold in the 50 Fly. The gold was particularly special as it was my first ever gold at a national competition and in one of my favourite events.
Goals:
I want to represent my country in an International competition and be part of the team in the 2028 Olympics.
Anything else we should know?
My role as Senior Club Captain of Worcester Swimming Club (350 swimmers) is extremely important to me. In this role, I act as a role model to our swimmers to exhibit exemplary sportsmanship. I organise club charity fund-raising events, such as our Movember fundraiser, coach the junior squads on a weekly basis, and work poolside during our club galas and open meets to organize, support and motivate our younger and more inexperienced swimmers.