Ben Hockin Explained

Benjamin Hockin
Honorific Suffix:OLY
Fullname:Benjamin Thomas Hockin Brusquetti
Nicknames:Benji
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Swansea Performance
Birth Date:27 September 1986
Birth Place:Barranquilla, Colombia
Height:[1]
Weight:92kg (203lb)

Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti (born 27 September 1986) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer who has swum internationally for both Great Britain and Paraguay (his father is British, his mother is Paraguayan).[2]

Hockin represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay swimming events, where his 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]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was Paraguay's flagbearer and competed in the 100 and 200 m freestyle and the 100 m butterfly.[6]

He competed again in the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 m freestyle category, and finished 44th.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Biography – HOCKIN Ben . Beijing Olympics official website. https://web.archive.org/web/20080813124640/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/225510.shtml. 2008-08-13.
  2. Benjamin Hockin: Medal of honor, ABC Digital, 11 April 2010; retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Ben Hockin Banned One Year by FINA for Improper Nationality Change . Swimming World Magazine . 10 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829144425/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25903.asp . 29 August 2012 .
  5. http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/38659-benjamin-hockin-sera-el-abanderado-en-los-juegos-panamericanos.html Benjamín Hockin será el abanderado en los Juegos Panamericanos
  6. Web site: Ben Hockin Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417091929/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/ben-hockin-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 2016-05-01.
  7. http://d10.paraguay.com/benjamin-hockin-quedo-2-segundos-las-semifinales-n633798 Benjamín Hockin quedó a 2 segundos de las semifinales

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