Hall of Fame
Fente is one of the most decorated swimmers in Lafayette history. He was a four-time Patriot League champion and left as the school record holder in the 100 backstroke and the 100 freestyle (a record he still holds). A look at the Lafayette record books shows him in the all-time top 10 in 200 IM, 50 free, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 100 free, 100 free relay and 50 free relay.
Fente managed five top-10 finishes in the ECAC Championships and won the 100 free at that meet in 1995. He was selected as the Patriot League's Most Outstanding Swimmer in 1995 and was a three-time All-Patriot League honoree (1993-95). In 2002, he was named to the Patriot league All-Decade Team.
He was the team's most outstanding swimmer in 1994 and 1995 and was honored as the Pepper Prize winner in 1995, given annually to a Lafayette senior "who most nearly represents the Lafayette ideal." In 1996, Fente qualified for Spain's Olympic Trials in the 100 free.
Fente graduated from Lafayette with a degree in Civil Engineering and went on to earn master's degrees in Civil Engineering and Construction Management from Arizona State in 1999. Fente, who was born in Madrid, Spain, currently works as a project manager for ExxonMobil and has traveled the world in recent decades, spending time in Alaska and Houston in the U.S., and in France, England, Qatar and Spain.
