Ben Treffers
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| Full name | Benjamin Treffers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Ben" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
15 August 1991 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burley Griffin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | John Fowlie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Treffers (born 15 August 1991)[1] is an Australian competitive swimmer who has participated in the FINA world championships and Commonwealth Games.[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]
See also
References
- ↑ "Ben Treffers". Athlete profile. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ↑ "Treffers makes the Australian Team". AIS. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ "Canberra's Treffers wins gold in 50m backstroke". Sydney Morning Herald. 2014. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "2012 Energy Australia Swimming Championships Results". Swimming Australia. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ↑ "Campbell sisters deny Trickett". Eurosport. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ↑ "Born to be an Olympian". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ "Benjamin Treffers". Swimming Australia. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ "Treffers takes long view after Olympic heartbreak". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ "Born to be an Olympian". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
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