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2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Khalil Ben Ajmia

Khalil Ben Ajmia

  • Position:
    Distance Free
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    207
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Tunis, Tunisia
  • High School:
    Lycée Pierre De Coubertin

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Raced in 16 regular-season meets across two seasons ... is a five-time All-American (four First Team and one Second Team) and a five-time All-GLIAC honoree (two First Team, one Second Team, and two Third Team) ... named GLIAC Swimmer and Freshman of the Year for the 2023-24 campaign, as well as earning CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American First Team honors that same year (Second Team in 2024-25) ... was CSC Academic All-District and garnered GLIAC All-Academic Excellence recognition following the 2024-25 season ... a 2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2024-25:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Received CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American Second Team honors ... named CSC Academic All-District ... garnered GLIAC All-Academic Excellence recognition.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Competed as a member of the 800 free relay squad for only event of the championships ... collected First Team All-American honors for the team's seventh-place effort (6:29.25).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Named Third Team All-GLIAC after a podium effort in the 500 free (third - 4:27.48) ... also raced in the finals of three other events ... finished sixth in the 1000 free (9:22.91), 17th in the 200 free (1:40.62), and 19th in the 1650 free (16:34.87).  SEASON:  Competed in seven of the team's nine swim meets ... did not appear against Findlay (Nov. 8) or Northern Michigan & Findlay (Nov. 9).

2023-24:  Received CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American First Team honors.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a four-time All-American ... won the 1650 free event (First Team All-American) with a time of 14:57.68 to become the first men's National Champion since Sasha Palazzo in 2019 ... became the first WSU men's swimmer to ever place first overall in the 1650 free ... added First Team All-American recognition in the 1000 free (second - 8:54.58) and 500 free (third - 4:17.75) ... banked Second Team All-American honors as a member of the 800 free relay squad (ninth - 6:31.21) ... finished 19th in the 400 free relay (3:00.25) and 38th in the 200 free (1:42.51). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Named both GLIAC Swimmer and Freshman of the Year ... twice received First Team All-GLIAC honors winning the 500 free (4:19.23) and 1650 free (15:06.46) ... Second Team All-GLIAC in the 800 free relay (6:31.93) and Third Team All-GLIAC for the 200 free (1:36.74) ... also swam in the finals for the 400 free relay (sixth - 3:00.72), 200 free relay (seventh - 1:22.85) and 1000 free (eighth - 9:21.76) ... set a GLIAC Overall Record for the 500 free and GLIAC Meet Record in the 1650 free.  SEASON:  Named GLIAC Men's Swimmer of the Week for the first time in his collegiate career (10/30) after setting new Matthaei Natatorium records for the 500 free (4:31.65) and 1000 free (9:18.80) while winning both events ... it was his first collegiate meet ... garnered GLIAC Men's Swimmer of the Week honors again on 1/16 after winning the 500 free (4:37.01) and 1000 free (9:27.72) against No. 4 Grand Valley State ... competed in the last nine swim meets after missing the season-opener at Oakland.

High School:  A 2022 graduate of Lycée Pierre De Coubertin in Meaux, France ... also attended Lycée Bardo for three years prior to that ... won the gold medal in the 800 freestyle (8:16.16) for 16-18 year olds as part of the 2021 African Junior Swimming Championships in Accra, Ghana ... that same meet, he placed first in the 1500 free (16:01.29), first in the 400 free (4:02.12), fourth in the 200 free (1:54.54), and fourth in the 200 back (2:08.50) ... also won the gold medal at the Tunis edition in 2019 for the 1500 free and the 5K open water in the 15-16 year old division ... competed in the 2023 Arab Games placing first in the 200 back (2:04.37) and second in the 400 free (4:00.67) ... also swam in a trio of relays including the 200 free relay (second - 7:49.39), 100 medley relay (second - 4:11.51) and 100 free relay (third - 3:31.62).

Personal:  Full name -- Mohamed Khalil Ben Ajmia ... born on September 20, 2003, in Tunisia ... son of Souheil Ben Ajmia and Najla Testouri ... has a younger brother, Mohamed Yassine Ben Ajmia, and younger sister, Malek Ben Ajmia ... is a Marketing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Fall 2024 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2025.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Distance Free
    6'2" 187 lbs

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Distance Free
    6'2" 200 lbs

  • 2025-26Junior

    Distance Free
    6'3" 207 lbs