# Ben Hockin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ben_Hockin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ben_Hockin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hockin > Source revision: 1340485439 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British-Paraguayan swimmer (born 1986)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Benjamin Hockin | honorific_suffix = [OLY](/source/OLY) | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Benjamin Thomas Hockin Brusquetti | nicknames = Benji | national_team = {{ubl | {{GBR2}} (before 2008) | {{PAR}} (since 2010) }} | strokes = [Freestyle](/source/Freestyle_swimming) | club = Swansea Performance | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|9|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [Barranquilla, Colombia](/source/Barranquilla) | death_date = | death_place = | height = 2.05 m{{cite web| url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/225510.shtml| title=Athlete Biography – HOCKIN Ben | publisher=Beijing Olympics official website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813124640/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/225510.shtml|archive-date=2008-08-13}} | weight = 92 kg | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{PAR}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}} {{MedalBronze|[2011 Guadalajara](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games)|[200 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_200_metre_freestyle)}} {{MedalCompetition|[South American Games](/source/South_American_Games)}} {{MedalSilver|[2010 Medellín](/source/2010_South_American_Games) |[100 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2010_South_American_Games)}} {{MedalSilver|[2010 Medellín](/source/2010_South_American_Games) |[200 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2010_South_American_Games)}} {{MedalSilver|[2010 Medellín](/source/2010_South_American_Games) |[100 m butterfly](/source/Swimming_at_the_2010_South_American_Games)}} {{MedalBronze|[2010 Medellín](/source/2010_South_American_Games) |[50 m butterfly](/source/Swimming_at_the_2010_South_American_Games)}} {{MedalBronze|[2018 Cochabamba](/source/2018_South_American_Games) |[200 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2018_South_American_Games)}} {{MedalCompetition|[South American Championships](/source/South_American_Swimming_Championships)}} {{MedalGold|[2012 Belém](/source/2012_South_American_Swimming_Championships) | 200 m freestyle }} {{MedalGold|[2014 Mar del Plata](/source/2014_South_American_Aquatics_Championships) | 200 m freestyle }} {{MedalGold|[2014 Mar del Plata](/source/2014_South_American_Aquatics_Championships) | 50 m butterfly }} {{MedalGold|[2018 Trujillo](/source/2018_South_American_Swimming_Championships) | 50 m butterfly }} {{MedalSilver|[2012 Belém](/source/2012_South_American_Swimming_Championships) | 4×100 m medley }} {{MedalSilver|[2016 Asunción](/source/2016_South_American_Swimming_Championships) | 50 m butterfly }} {{MedalSilver|[2016 Asunción](/source/2016_South_American_Swimming_Championships) | {{nowrap|4×100 m mixed medley}} }} {{MedalBronze|[2012 Belém](/source/2012_South_American_Swimming_Championships) | 100 m butterfly }} {{MedalBronze|[2014 Mar del Plata](/source/2014_South_American_Aquatics_Championships) | 100 m freestyle }} {{MedalBronze|[2014 Mar del Plata](/source/2014_South_American_Aquatics_Championships) | 4×100 m freestyle }} {{MedalBronze|[2014 Mar del Plata](/source/2014_South_American_Aquatics_Championships) | 4×200 m freestyle }} {{MedalBronze|[2018 Trujillo](/source/2018_South_American_Swimming_Championships) | 100 m freestyle }} }} '''Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti''' (born 27 September 1986) is an Olympic [freestyle](/source/Freestyle_swimming) swimmer who has swum internationally for both Great Britain and Paraguay (his father is British, his mother is Paraguayan).{{in lang|es}} [http://www.abc.com.py/abc/nota/101398-Medal-of-honor/ Benjamin Hockin: Medal of honor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415141948/http://www.abc.com.py/abc/nota/101398-Medal-of-honor |date=15 April 2010 }}, ABC Digital, 11 April 2010; retrieved 14 April 2010. Hockin represented [Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics](/source/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](/source/Swimming_at_the_2010_South_American_Games), where he won 3 silver medals and a bronze medal.{{in lang|es}} [https://archive.today/20120314021816/http://www.abc.com.py/abc/nota/101543-Benjam%C3%ADn-Hockin,-un-deportista-que-vale-oro/ 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. 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).{{cite web|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25903.asp |title=Ben Hockin Banned One Year by FINA for Improper Nationality Change |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |access-date=10 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829144425/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25903.asp |archive-date=29 August 2012 }} In September 2011, Hockin was named the [flag bearer](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games_national_flag_bearers) for [Paraguayan team](/source/Paraguay_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games) at the [2011 Pan American Games](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games) in [Guadalajara](/source/Guadalajara), [Mexico](/source/Mexico).[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] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323063407/http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/38659-benjamin-hockin-sera-el-abanderado-en-los-juegos-panamericanos.html |date=23 March 2012 }} {{in lang|es}} At the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics), he was Paraguay's flagbearer and competed in the 100 and 200 m freestyle and the 100 m butterfly.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/ben-hockin-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417091929/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/ben-hockin-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Ben Hockin Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=2016-05-01}} He competed again in the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) held in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro) in the [100 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metre_freestyle) category, and finished 44th.[http://d10.paraguay.com/benjamin-hockin-quedo-2-segundos-las-semifinales-n633798 Benjamín Hockin quedó a 2 segundos de las semifinales] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{sports links}} {{s-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = [Víctor Fatecha](/source/V%C3%ADctor_Fatecha) | title = [Flagbearer](/source/List_of_flag_bearers_for_Paraguay_at_the_Olympics) for {{PAR}} | years = [London 2012](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) | after = [Julia Marino](/source/Julia_Marino_(skier)) }} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hockin, Ben}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Barranquilla Category:British male freestyle swimmers Category:Paraguayan male swimmers Category:Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Category:Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic swimmers for Paraguay Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Paraguay Category:Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in swimming Category:Paraguayan people of British descent Category:British people of Paraguayan descent Category:South American Games silver medalists for Paraguay Category:South American Games bronze medalists for Paraguay Category:South American Games medalists in swimming Category:Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Category:Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Category:Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Swimmers at the 2023 Pan American Games Category:21st-century British sportsmen Category:21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen Category:Competitors at the 2014 South American Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub}} {{Paraguay-swimming-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ben Hockin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hockin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hockin?action=history)). 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