Benjamin William Oliver Swain (born 31 March 1986) is a British synchronized diver. During the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Swain took part in the Men's 3m Springboard Synchronized event with Nicholas Robinson-Baker.[1] Swain and Robinson-Baker were placed seventh at 2008 Summer Olympics in the synchronised 3m springboard event.[citation needed] He won gold in 2009 in the 3m synchro with Robinson-Baker in the World Series leg in Mexico.[2] He suffered an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament in December 2009 and had an ACL reconstruction in February 2010, ending his season,[3] after which Robinson-Baker partnered with Chris Mears that year.[4] Swain returned to diving in 2011 but did not make the Olympic team in 2012.[5][6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 March 1986 Welwyn Garden City, Great Britain |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Diving |
Ben Swain retired in 2012 and became a sport and remedial massage therapist until 2015. Ben married in 2013 in Scotland and in 2015, changed career, successfully training to become an emergency medical technician, working for the NHS ambulance service until moving to Australia in November 2017.
Swain has a Diploma Sport and Exercise Science from Manchester Metropolitan University and a degree in Paramedic Science from Flinders University (Adelaide).[7]
References
edit- ^ "Athlete - the official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". results.beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 14 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Nick Robinso-Baker". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Diver Ben Swain's season over after cruciate injury". 2014. 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Double gold for Robinson-Baker in Sheffield". The Star. 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Sheffield's Ben is getting ready to take the plunge again". The Star. 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Tom Daley set for emotional return at National Diving Championships following death of his father". The Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Diving" (PDF). Swimming.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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