Ben Fields joined the Bulldog Swim & Dive program in 2019 following stints as a high school, club, and master’s coach. During his tenure at University of Redlands, Fields has coached the Bulldogs to seven school records, multiple All-SCIAC performances, several Thompson Aquatic Center pool records, and five NCAA Division III National B-Cuts with two national championship qualifiers. As a collegiate athlete, Fields swam Division III at Hamilton College, serving as team captain his senior year. He received a BA in World Politics at Hamilton, an M.Ed. in Higher Education at Vanderbilt University, and an MA in sociology at University of California, Riverside. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in sociology at UC Riverside. In his free time, Fields is an avid runner and enjoys heading up to the mountains outside of Redlands to ski, hike, and get some fresh mountain air.