Ben Treffers

Ben Treffers
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Treffers
Nickname(s) "Ben"
National team  Australia
Born (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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 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

  1. "Ben Treffers". Athlete profile. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. "Treffers makes the Australian Team". AIS. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  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. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  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. Archived from the original on 21 March 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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