Ben Hockin

Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti (born 27 September 1986) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer, who has swum international for both Great Britain and Paraguay (his father is British, his mother is Paraguayan).

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. 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).

In September 2011, Hockin was named the flag bearer for Paraguayan team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was Paraguay's flagbearer, and competed in the 100 and 200 m freestyle and the 100 m butterfly.

He competed again in the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 m freestyle category, and finished 44th.

References

External links
British Olympic Association athlete profile
British Swimming athlete profile

Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Barranquilla
Category:Male freestyle swimmers
Category:British male swimmers
Category:Paraguayan male swimmers
Category:Olympic swimmers of 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:Olympic swimmers of Paraguay
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Paraguay
Category:Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games 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