Ben Treffers
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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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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.
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]
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References[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)
- 1991 births
- Australian male backstroke swimmers
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Living people
- People educated at Canberra Grammar School
- Sportspeople from Canberra
- Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Australian people of New Zealand descent
- Universiade medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Australian people
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games