Ben Treffers

Ben Treffers
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Treffers
Nationality  Australia
Born 15 August 1991
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
Club Burley Griffin
Coach John Fowlie

Benjamin "Ben" Treffers (born 15 August 1991)[1] is an Australian swimmer who has competed at World Championship level.[2] Treffers is the current Commonwealth Champion, Australian Champion and Australian Record Holder in the 50m backstroke event [3] [4] Treffers also won the title of 2012 Australian Champion in the 50m backstroke event [5][6] and is trained by the Australian Institute of Sport.[7] Coached by John Fowlie,[8] Treffers won the title of 2011 Australian Champion in the Men's 100m Backstroke event[9] and represented Australia at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, having narrowly missed out on a place at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Treffers". Athlete profile. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Treffers makes the Australian Team". AIS. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  3. ↑ "Canberra's Treffers wins gold in 50m backstroke". Sydney Morning Herald. 2014. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
  4. ↑ "Big Upset in Men's 100 Free Final; Treffers Breaks National Record on Day 4 of 2014 Aus Champs". Swim Swam. 2014. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  5. ↑ "2012 Energy Australia Swimming Championships Results". Swimming Australia. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  6. ↑ "Campbell sisters deny Trickett". Eurosport. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  7. ↑ "Born to be an Olympian". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  8. ↑ "Benjamin Treffers". Swimming Australia. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  9. ↑ "Treffers takes long view after Olympic heartbreak". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  10. ↑ "Born to be an Olympian". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.

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