Saint Michael's College

As a Sophomore: Helped set program record in 800-yard freestyle relay at NEISDA Championship ... also finished 11th in 500-yard freestyle (5:03.51) and 14th in 1,000-yard freestyle (10:51.70) ... 12th in 1,650-yard freestyle (18:29.21), 16th in 200-yard freestyle, and 18th in 500-yard freestyle an NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll recipient.

As a Freshman: Set program record in 1,650-yard freestyle (17:53.53) at MIT Invitational on Feb. 6, 2009 ... 10th in 1,650-yard freestyle and 12th in 500-yard freestyle at NE-10 Championship ... also helped SMC finish fifth in 800-yard freestyle relay at NE-10 Championship ... an NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll recipient.

High School: Swam for four years at Flintridge Preparatory School ... swimming team's Most Valuable Player as a senior.

Personal: Austin James Bell ... born March 20, 1990 ... son of Robert and Kerry Bell ... majoring in business administration, and minoring in computer science, finance, and philosophy ... brother, Dustin, is a sophomore on the SMC swim team ... mother competed in track and field at the University of Southern California, and was eighth in the heptathlon at the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials.