William Benson (swimmer)

William Benson
Personal information
NicknameBillBot
Nationality New Zealand
Born (1987-12-11) 11 December 1987 (age 37)
Hastings, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportSwimming
Event(s)Freestyle, Butterfly
ClubNorth Shore, Sundevils (NZL)

William Benson (born 11 December 1987 in Hastings) is a New Zealand swimmer, who specialised in freestyle and fly events.[1] He represented New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed as part of the men's national swimming team for the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Benson joined the team, along with compatriots Cameron Gibson, Mark Herring, and Orinoco Faamausili-Banse, and swam in the third leg of the competition, with an individual split time of 48.65 seconds. He and his swimming team placed sixth in the first heat, and eleventh overall, for a total time of 3:15.41.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Benson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.


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