The Indiana High School Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame was established to honor those athletes, coaches and special contributors who have contributed to high school swimming and diving in the state of Indiana.
Lindsay (Rogers) Benson
Hamilton Southeastern High School, 2005 – 08
Lindsay was instrumental to Hamilton Southeastern’s 2007 and 2008 team runner-up finishes. As a freshman, she swam the breaststroke leg on the Royals 200-yard medley relay team that won and set a new state record, breaking a sixteen-year-old mark. In her individual events, she placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke and fourth in the 100-yard freestyle. Her sophomore year, she took runner-up honors in the 200- yard individual medley and touched third in the 100-yard freestyle, while also swimming on the runner-up 200-yard Medley Relay. At the 2007 state championships, Lindsay and her teammates returned to the top of the podium in the 200-yard Medley Relay, setting a new state record. She also swam on the champion 200-yard freestyle relay. In her individual events she was runner-up in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke. As a senior, Lindsay repeated as runner-up in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard breaststroke. Her relay teams captured gold as they broke a 13-year old state record in the 400-yard Free Relay and set a new National Record in the 200-yard Medley Relay. Lindsay went on to swim at the University of Florida, where she was a member of the 2009 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship team and the 2010 NCAA championship team. At the 2009 SEC championships, she swam the breaststroke leg on the winning 200-yard medley relay that set a conference record. At the 2009 and 2010 NCAA championships, she earned All-American honors swimming on the Gator’s 200 and 400-yard medley relays. Lindsay now resides in Noblesville, Indiana with her husband, Tony Benson.
