Benjamin Lo-Pinto

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.

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

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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