Orinoco Faamausili-Banse Explained

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Orinoco Faamausili-Banse
Fullname:Orinoco Faamausili-Banse-Prince
Birth Date:31 July 1990
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Weight:830NaN0
Sport:Swimming
Event:Freestyle
Club:Mt Eden (NZL)
Coach:Glenn Hamblyn
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Orinoco Faamausili-Banse-Prince (born 31 July 1990 in Auckland) is a New Zealand swimmer of Samoan heritage, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He represented New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed as part of the men's national swimming team for the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Faamausili-Banse joined the team, along with compatriots Cameron Gibson, Mark Herring, and Willy Benson, and swam in the final leg of the competition, with an individual split time of 48.96 seconds. He and his swimming team placed sixth in the first heat, and eleventh overall, for a total time of 3:15.41.[2]

Faamausili-Banse also won a gold medal, and set a national record for the 50 m freestyle, with a time of 22.37 seconds, at the 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Monterrey, Mexico.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Orinoco Faamausili-Banse. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065355/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/orinoco-faamausili-banse-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 29 November 2012.
  2. Web site: Men's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay – Heat 2. NBC Olympics. 29 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032323/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWM411900/index.html. 21 August 2012. dead.
  3. News: Swimming: Faamausili-Banse grabs another title for NZ. New Zealand Herald. 12 July 2008. 29 November 2012.