fullname birth_place birth_date article_title strokes name collegeteam
benjamin michaelson seymour , ct , usa 13 november 1981 ben michaelson
 butterfly ben michaelson southern connecticut state university
ben michaelson

benjamin -lrb- `` ben '' -rrb- michaelson is a swimmer hailing from seymour , connecticut .
he attended seymour high school , later continuing his education and career at southern connecticut state university under head coach timothy quill and assistant coach cj moran .
after college , he continued swimming at the sonoco swim club out of scsu and later club wolverine .
in 2003 he was ranked 11th in the world for the men 's 100 long course meter fly , his time of 52.76 tied him for third on the all time top times for americans .
in 2004 , he placed 3rd in the 100 m fly behind ian crocker and michael phelps at the us olympic trials .
he officially retired after in the latter months 2005 , citing a need to move on with his life .
