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 a former Australian Record Holder and Commonwealth Champion 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] In 2018, Ben was appointed a brand ambassador for men's active lifestyle wear SQD Athletica. He has blogged about his preparations for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
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| Full name | Benjamin Treffers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Ben" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1991 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Mark Treffers (father) Lynne Dalzell (aunt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burley Griffin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | John Fowlie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Treffers is the son of Mark Treffers, who won a gold medal swimming for New Zealand at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, and the nephew of Lynne Dalzell and Paul Rowe, who swam internationally for New Zealand and Australia, respectively.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ben Treffers". Athlete profile. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Treffers makes the Australian Team". AIS. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Canberra's Treffers wins gold in 50m backstroke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Big Upset in Men's 100 Free Final; Treffers Breaks National Record on Day 4 of 2014 Aus Champs". Swim Swam. 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "2012 Energy Australia Swimming Championships Results". Swimming Australia. 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Campbell sisters deny Trickett". Eurosport. 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Born to be an Olympian". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Benjamin Treffers". Swimming Australia. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Treffers takes long view after Olympic heartbreak". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Born to be an Olympian". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Page, Fleta (25 July 2014). "Ben Treffers continuing the family legacy in the pool". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
External links
edit- Ben Treffers at Swimming Australia (archived)