Ben Treffers
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Treffers
Nickname"Ben"
National team Australia
Born (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 (age 32)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
RelativesMark Treffers (father)
Lynne Dalzell (aunt)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubBurley Griffin
CoachJohn Fowlie
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 50 m backstroke
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 50 m backstroke
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan 100 m backstroke

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 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] 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ben Treffers". Athlete profile. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. 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". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. ^ "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.
  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 23 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Born to be an Olympian". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Benjamin Treffers". Swimming Australia. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Treffers takes long view after Olympic heartbreak". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Born to be an Olympian". The Canberra Times. 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  11. ^ Page, Fleta (25 July 2014). "Ben Treffers continuing the family legacy in the pool". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

External links

Commonwealth champions in men's 50 m backstroke
Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 50 m Backstroke
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