New Zealand swimmer

William Benson (born 11 December 1987 in Hastings) is a New Zealand swimmer, who specialised in freestyle and fly events. 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 compe*ion, 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.

References

External links

• NBC 2008 Olympics profile
• William Benson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Profile – Magic Swimming Academy