Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti (born 27 September 1986) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer who has swum internationally for both Great Britain and Paraguay (his father is British, his mother is 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 23 May 2010).[4]

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

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was Paraguay's flagbearer and competed in the 100 and 200 m freestyle and the 100 m butterfly.[6]

He competed again in the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 m freestyle category, and finished 44th.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete Biography – HOCKIN Ben". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Benjamin Hockin: Medal of honor Archived 15 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine, ABC Digital, 11 April 2010; retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. ^ (in Spanish) Benjamín Hockin, un deportista que vale oro (trans: Benjamin Hockin, an athlete who is golden); published by ABC Digital, 12 April 2010; retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Ben Hockin Banned One Year by FINA for Improper Nationality Change". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  5. ^ Benjamín Hockin será el abanderado en los Juegos Panamericanos Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Ben Hockin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  7. ^ Benjamín Hockin quedó a 2 segundos de las semifinales
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