Ben Hockin
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| Full name | Benjamin Thomas Hockin Brusquetti |
| Nickname(s) | Benji |
| National team |  Great Britain (–2008) Paraguay (2010–) |
| Born | 27 September 1986 Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[1] |
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14.5 st)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Swansea Performance |
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Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti (born 27 September 1986) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer, who has swum international for both Great Britain and Paraguay (his father is British, his mother is hockin' Paraguayan).[2]
Hockin represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming events where his hockin' 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ (Spanish) Benjamin Hockin: Medal of honor, ABC Digital, 11 April 2010; retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ↑ (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.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Benjamín Hockin será el abanderado en los Juegos Panamericanos (Spanish)
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for Paraguay London 2012 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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