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| Full name | Benjamin Treffers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Ben" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-08-15)15 August 1991 (age 33) Canberra,Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Mark Treffers (father) Lynne Dalzell (aunt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burley Griffin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | John Fowlie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benjamin Treffers (born 15 August 1991)[1] is an Australian competitiveswimmer who has participated in the FINA World Championships and Commonwealth Games.[2] Treffers is a former Australian Record Holder and Commonwealth Champion in the 50mbackstroke event.[3][4] Treffers also won the title of 2012 Australian Champion in the 50mbackstroke event[5][6] and is trained by theAustralian Institute of Sport.[7] Coached by John Fowlie,[8] Treffers won the title of 2011 Australian Champion in the Men's 100m Backstroke event[9] and represented Australia at the 2011 World Championships inShanghai, having narrowly missed out on a place at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[10] In 2018, Ben was appointed a brand ambassador for men's active lifestyle wearSQD Athletica. He hasblogged about his preparations for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
Treffers is the son ofMark Treffers, who won a gold medal swimming for New Zealand at the1974 British Commonwealth Games, and the nephew ofLynne Dalzell andPaul Rowe, who swam internationally for New Zealand and Australia, respectively.[11]
