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).[2]

Benjamin Hockin

Stamps of Paraguay, 2011
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Thomas Hockin Brusquetti
Nickname(s)	Benji
National team	Great Britain (–2008)  Paraguay (2010–)
Born	(1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 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]