Ben Hockin

Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti OLY (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]

Benjamin Hockin

OLY

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Thomas Hockin Brusquetti
Nickname	Benji
National team	Great Britain (before 2008)  Paraguay (since 2010)
Born	(1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38) Barranquilla, Colombia
Height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	92 kg (203 lb; 14.5 st)[1]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Swansea Performance
Medal record Representing  Paraguay Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 200 m freestyle South American Games 2010 Medellín 100 m freestyle 2010 Medellín 200 m freestyle 2010 Medellín 100 m butterfly 2010 Medellín 50 m butterfly 2018 Cochabamba 200 m freestyle South American Championships 2012 Belém 200 m freestyle 2014 Mar del Plata 200 m freestyle 2014 Mar del Plata 50 m butterfly 2018 Trujillo 50 m butterfly 2012 Belém 4×100 m medley 2016 Asunción 50 m butterfly 2016 Asunción 4×100 m mixed medley 2012 Belém 100 m butterfly 2014 Mar del Plata 100 m freestyle 2014 Mar del Plata 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Mar del Plata 4×200 m freestyle 2018 Trujillo 100 m freestyle

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]

References

1. "Athlete Biography – HOCKIN Ben". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008.
2. (in Spanish) Benjamin Hockin: Medal of honor Archived 15 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine, ABC Digital, 11 April 2010; retrieved 14 April 2010.
3. (in Spanish) Benjamín Hockin, un deportista que vale oro^{[permanent dead link]} (trans: Benjamin Hockin, an athlete who is golden); published by ABC Digital, 12 April 2010; retrieved 14 April 2010.
4. "Ben Hockin Banned One Year by FINA for Improper Nationality Change". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
5. Benjamín Hockin será el abanderado en los Juegos Panamericanos Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
6. "Ben Hockin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
7. Benjamín Hockin quedó a 2 segundos de las semifinales

External links

• Ben Hockin at World Aquatics
• Ben Hockin at SwimRankings.net
• Ben Hockin at Olympics.com
• Ben Hockin at Olympedia
• Ben Hockin at Team GB

Olympic Games
Preceded by Víctor Fatecha	Flagbearer for  Paraguay London 2012	Succeeded by Julia Marino