Benjamin Lo-Pinto
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Lo-Pinto
National team Seychelles
Born (1976-03-11) 11 March 1976
Victoria, Seychelles
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the Seychelles
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Johannesburg 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Johannesburg 200 m backstroke

Benjamin Lo-Pinto (born March 11, 1976) is a Seychellois former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] Lo-Pinto has collected two medals from the All-Africa Games, and later represented Seychelles at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

Lo-Pinto established his swimming history for Seychelles at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he earned a silver medal in the 100 m backstroke (59.64), and bronze in the 200 m backstroke (2:11.21).[2][3] Because of his stellar performance during the Games, he was named the Sportsman of the Year by the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.[4]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Lo-Pinto competed only in the men's 100 m backstroke. He achieved a FINA B-cut of 58.66 from the All-Africa Games.[5] Swimming from start to finish in heat one, he raced to the second seed in 58.66, nearly a full second behind leader Alexandru Ivlev of Moldova. Lo-Pinto failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-seventh overall in the prelims.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benjamin Lo-Pinto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Kenyans hotfoot it to medals table". Independent Online (South Africa). 17 September 1999. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dedekind, 'Mad Hatter' Mandy take gold". Independent Online (South Africa). 16 September 1999. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Present and past champions get sports ambassadors' duty". Seychelles Nation. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 274. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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