# Graham Benton

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**Graham Benton** is a British [indoor rower](/source/Indoor_rower).[1][2] He has won the [British Rowing Indoor Championships](/source/British_Rowing_Indoor_Championships) 15 times and the [World Indoor Rowing Championships](/source/CRASH-B_Sprints) six.[3][4] While Benton is primarily an indoor rower, he did row on the water, representing England and competing at several Henley Royal Regattas, including reaching the finals of the [Thames Challenge Cup](/source/Thames_Challenge_Cup) (M8+), The [Prince of Wales Challenge Cup](/source/Prince_of_Wales_Challenge_Cup) (M4x) and the [Britannia Challenge Cup](/source/Britannia_Challenge_Cup) (M4+), respectively.[5]

## Athletic career

Benton competed in his first indoor rowing competition at age 29.[5] In 2004, Graham Benton became the first non-water rower to win the men's open heavyweight event at the [British Indoor Rowing Championships](/source/British_Indoor_Rowing_Championships) at 5:53.5.[6][7] He went on to win this title again in 2005 (5:46.9),[8] 2006 (5:46.7),[9] 2007, 2008,[10] 2010 (5:50.8),[11] 2011 (5:46),[12] 2012,[5][13][14][15] 2013 (5:52.4),[16] 2014 (5:52.4),[17] 2015 (5:55:6),[18] 2016 (5:55),[19] 2017 (5:55.7),[20] 2018[21][2] and 2023.[22] Benton also won the 30-39 year heavyweight class [World Indoor Rowing Championships](/source/CRASH-B_Sprints) in 2004 (5:51.40),[23] 2005 (5:53.60),[24][25] the Open Heavyweight class in 2006 (5:46.40)[26][27] and in the 40-49 heavyweight class in 2016 (5:48.3),[28][4][29] 2017 (5:48),[30] and 2018 (5:54).[31][2][32][33]

In 2012, he set a new British record in the 35-39 heavyweight men's class at the British Indoor Rowing Championships (5:50.1), a title previously held by [Sir Steve Redgrave](/source/Steve_Redgrave) since 1998.[5] In 2014, he held the British outright record at 5:42.5 and in 2017, he had the fastest time in the men's heavyweight open 2000m at the Welsh Indoor Rowing Championships.[34][17] He was a [Henley Royal Regatta](/source/Henley_Royal_Regatta) finalist in outdoor rowing in 2007, 2008, and 2012.[2][5] He was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by [Concept2](/source/Concept2) in 2010.[citation needed]

Benton is coached by Eddie Fletcher and was previously part of the ARA World Class Start Program. He currently rows for MAD Team IRC,[26][15][4] and has previously rowed for [Tideway Scullers School](/source/Tideway_Scullers_School), Taurus and Reading University Boat Club.

## Personal life

Benton works as an Account Manager for [BMC Software](/source/BMC_Software).[1] He was formerly an "elite-level" [cricket bowler](/source/Bowling_(cricket)) and is an alumnus of [King's School, Chester](/source/King's_School,_Chester).[35][26][5] He is from [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham) originally and now lives in [Southsea](/source/Southsea), Hampshire.

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1. ["Indoor rowing records smashed at the 2012 BIRC"](https://www.britishrowing.org/2012/03/indoor-rowing-records-smashed-at-the-2012-birc/). British Rowing. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. Waddle, Harry (2012-03-28). ["Rowing success for University Boat Club"](https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/newsroom/2012/03/28/rowing-success-for-university-boat-club/). University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["Steve Redgrave's Last Indoor Rowing Record Is Broken"](https://www.malextra.com/sport/general/Steve+Redgrave-233868.html). Male XTRA. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["Records tumble at British Indoor Champs"](https://www.britishrowing.org/2013/12/records-tumble-at-british-indoor-champs/). British Rowing. 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["\[07/01/2014\] EL INGLÉS GRAHAM BENTON INSTAURA UN NUEVO RÉCORD DEL MUNDO EN 40-49 AÑOS"](https://www.vermontc2.com/es/noticias/?id=11) (in Spanish). Vermont. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["British Rowing Indoor Championships"](https://www.britishrowing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/British-Rowing-Indoor-Champs-2015-Results.pdf). British Rowing. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS"](https://www.indoorchampsresults.com/records). Indoor Champs Results. n.d. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

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1. ["Sat, 11:11 - Race 109 - M40 2000 meter"](https://regatta.time-team.nl/bric/2020/results/rc969fee5-f605-4792-bbd1-c63edc8210df.php). Regatta Time-Team. 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["Masters 50-54 Open 2000m"](https://racecreator.online/e6b69c5f-ad38-450d-4b80-08dbef75bd77/Results). British Indoor Rowing. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

1. ["Results of Event: Master Men"](https://www.crash-b.org/wp-content/uploads/results/2004/event07.html). CRASH-B. 2004. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. Bray, Melissa (2006-11-13). ["Three in a row for Benton at the British Champs"](https://archive.today/20070628234455/http://www.worldrowing.com/display/modules/news/dspNews.php?newid=324052). World Rowing. Archived from [the original](http://www.worldrowing.com/display/modules/news/dspNews.php?newid=324052) on 28 June 2007. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["Results of Event: Master Men (30-39, Heavyweight)"](http://www.crash-b.org/wp-content/uploads/results/2005/event07-hwt.html). CRASH-B. 2005. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. Bordeau, Topher (2006). [[Google Books](https://books.google.com/books?id=BEsEAAAAMBAJ) "Quick catches"]. *Rowing News*. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["Results of Event: Open Men"](https://www.crash-b.org/wp-content/uploads/results/2006/event01.html). CRASH-B. 2006. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["35 YEARS OF INDOOR ROWING AT CRASH-BS"](https://worldrowing.com/2016/03/01/years-indoor-rowing-crash). World Rowing. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. Rosenbladt, Oli (2016-02-29). ["CRASH-B 2016: 35 Years of the Burn"](https://www.row2k.com/crashb/features/2016/146/CRASH-B-2016--35-Years-of-the-Burn/). Row2k. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["World Champion"](https://termaxx.com/blogs/news/world-champion). Termaxx. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["ERG SPRINTS RECORDS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190221054738/https://www.ergsprints.com/erg-sprints-records/). ERG Springs. 2019-02-08. Archived from [the original](https://www.ergsprints.com/erg-sprints-records/) on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["2018 2000m RowErg Rankings"](https://log.concept2.com/rankings/2018/rower/2000?age=40-49&weight=H&gender=M&rower=rower). Concept2. 2018. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["Graham Benton's World Rowing Indoor Championship review"](https://www.britishrowing.org/2018/02/graham-bentons-world-rowing-indoor-championship-review/). British Rowing. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

1. ["Rowing: Stroke of genius by Benton"](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/rowing-stroke-genius-benton-2457913). Wales Onlineaccess-date=2022-05-15. 2017.

1. ["Notable Alumni"](https://www.kingschester.co.uk/alumni/notable-alumni/). The King's School, Chester. n.d. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

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