Ben Hockin

Benjamin Hockin
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Thomas Hockin Brusquetti
Nickname(s) Benji
Nationality  Great Britain (–2008)
 Paraguay (2010–)
Born 27 September 1986 (1986-09-27) (age 25)
Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight 92 kg (200 lb; 14.5 st)[1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Freestyle
Club Swansea Performance
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze 2011 Guadalajara 200 m freestyle

Ben Hockin (born 27 September 1986 in Barranquilla, Colombia[1]) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer, who has swum international for both Great Britain and Paraguay (his father is British, his mother Paraguayan).[2]

Hockin represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming events where his team finished eighth.

He swam for Paraguay at the 2010 South American Games, where he won 3 silver medals and a bronze medal.[3] However, Hockin did not follow the proper steps to switch his sport nationality and has been banned for one year (retroactive to May 23, 2010).[4]

In September 2011, Hockin was named the flag bearer for Paraguayan team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Athlete Biography – HOCKIN Ben". Beijing Olympics official website. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/225510.shtml. 
  2. ^ (Spanish) Benjamin Hockin: Medal of honor, ABC Digital, 2010-04-11; retrieved 2010-04-14.
  3. ^ (Spanish) Benjamín Hockin, un deportista que vale oro (trans: Benjamin Hockin, an athlete who is golden); published by ABC Digital, 2010-04-12; retrieved 2010-04-14.
  4. ^ "Ben Hockin Banned One Year by FINA for Improper Nationality Change". Swimming World Magazine. http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25903.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  5. ^ Benjamín Hockin será el abanderado en los Juegos Panamericanos (Spanish)

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