Ben Treffers
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| Full name | Benjamin Treffers | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1991 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 28 July 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Benjamin "Ben" Treffers (born 15 August 1991)[1] is an Australian swimmer who has competed at World Championship level.[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]
References
- ^ "Ben Treffers". Athlete profile. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Treffers makes the Australian Team". AIS. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Canberra's Treffers wins gold in 50m backstroke". 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. 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. 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.
External links
- Ben Treffers at Swimming Australia (archived)