2025-26 Men's Swim & Dive Roster
Bedford, Josh
Josh Bedford
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- Last School:
- Vandegrift High School
Bio
Career Bests
Career Honors
Prior to OSU
Career Honors
- OSU Scholar Athlete (2024, 2025)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2025)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
- Competed in nine regular season meets
- Won the 500 free (4:22.86) and the 1650 free (15:22.38) at the Ohio State Winter Invite
- Placed third in the 1650 free at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship with a time of 15:11.38
- Competed in eight meets during his freshman season
- At the Ohio State Winter Invitational, was the winner of the 1650 free (15:19.85) and the 500 free (4:23.38); his 500 free time is a personal-best
- Placed seventh in the 1650 free with a personal-best time of 15:12.10Â at the Ohio State Fall Invitational
- Swam a career-best time of 1:38.05 in the 200 free at the Ohio State Winter Invitational
Prior to OSU
- Four-year letterwinner at Vandegrift High School
- School record holder in the 100 free and 500 free and was on the school record 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams
- Was a Texas 6A State A-Finalists in the 200 free, 500 free, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay and earned a bronze medal in the 200 medley relay
- Earned NISCA All-American honors
- Competed at the club level for Austin Swim Club
- Was a Summer Junior Nationals qualifier and 2021 Speedo Summer Championships medalist
- Holds the Austin Swim Club records in the 800 free and 1650 free for the 17-18 age group
- Was a two-time USA Swimming Academic All-American and Academic All-State honoree, along with earning NISCA Academic All-American honors
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