Orinoco Faamausili-Banse

Orinoco Faamausili-Banse
Personal information
Full nameOrinoco Faamausili-Banse-Prince
Nationality New Zealand
Born (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 34)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
EventFreestyle
ClubMt Eden (NZL)
Coached byGlenn Hamblyn
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  New Zealand
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Monterrey 50 m freestyle

Orinoco Faamausili-Banse-Prince (born 31 July 1990 in Auckland) is a New Zealand swimmer of Samoan heritage, who specialized in freestyle 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. Faamausili-Banse joined the team, along with compatriots Cameron Gibson, Mark Herring, and Willy Benson, and swam in the final leg of the competition, with an individual split time of 48.96 seconds. He and his swimming team placed sixth in the first heat, and eleventh overall, for a total time of 3:15.41.[2]

Faamausili-Banse also won a gold medal, and set a national record for the 50 m freestyle, with a time of 22.37 seconds, at the 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Monterrey, Mexico.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Orinoco Faamausili-Banse". 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.
  3. ^ "Swimming: Faamausili-Banse grabs another title for NZ". New Zealand Herald. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2012.


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