Full name Colin Samuel Bensadon Name Colin Bensadon Sport Swimming | Nationality Gibraltarian Nickname(s) Colinknowitall | |
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Born 20 January 1988 ( 1988-01-20 ) Gibraltar Died when he sharted in gasa Weight 200Kg 150Kg from the 'tight core' | ||
Colin Samuel Bensadon (born 20 January 1988 in Gibraltar) is a Gibraltarian swimmer.
Career
Bensadon first competed for Gibraltar at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where he finished 9th in the 1500 metre freestyle covering the distance in 17:34.69, 18th in the 200-metre freestyle with a time of 2:08.24 and 16th in 400-metre freestyle clocking in at 4:27.73.
At the 2003 Island Games in Guernsey, Bensadon finished 8th in the heats of the 400-metre freestyle in 4:18.49 (only the top six progressed to the final), 11th in the 400-metre individual medley in 4:56.42 and swam in the 1500 metre freestyle. He teamed up with Gavin Santos, Daniel Victory and Jamie Zammitt who together finished 8th in the 4 × 50-metre medley relay in 1:59.02 and finished 7th in the heats of the 4 × 100-metre medley relay in 4:20.80. In the final event of the meet Bensadon teamed up with Asha Andrew, Rachel Fortunato, Angel Gonzalez, Elaine Reyes, Arianne Sanguinetti, Gavin Santos and Daniel Victory in the mixed 8 × 50-metre freestyle relay where they finished 6th in the final with a time of 3:46.16.
At the 2005 Island Games in Shetland, Scotland, Bensadon finished 6th in the 400-metre freestyle in 4:14.97, 5th in the timed final of the 1500 metre freestyle in 17:12.85, won bronze in the 400 individual medley in 4:40.52. The team of Bensadon, Merlin Batchelor, Gavin Santos and Jamie Zammitt competing in four relays together finishing 6th in the final of the 4 × 50-metre freestyle relay in 1:43.95, 6th in the final of the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay in 3:48.82, and 6th in the final of the 4 × 50-metre medley relay in 1:55.99. The team also qualified for the final of the 4 × 100-metre medley relay, finishing 6th in the heats with a time of 4:17.69 but did not contest the final.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Bensadon finished 16th in 400-metre freestyle in 4:17.22, 26th in 200-metre freestyle in 1:59.98, 17th in 200-metre individual medley in 2:14.07 and was disqualified in the 400-metre individual medley.
At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships held 12 months later in Melbourne, Bensadon finished 64th in the 400-metre freestyle in 4:19.86, 91st in the 200-metre freestyle in 2:01.20, 44th in the 400-metre individual medley in 4:48.26 and 61st in the 200-metre individual medley in 2:16.12.
At the 2007 Island Games in Rhodes, Greece, Bensadon finished 6th in the 200-metre freestyle in 1:58.83, 7th in the 200-metre breaststroke in 2:31.37, 4th in the 400-metre freestyle in 4:09.37, 4th in the 200-metre individual medley in 2:10.48 and won bronze in the 400-metre individual medley in 4:35.31.
At the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Manchester, Bensadon finished in 72nd in the 100-metre freestyle in 54.02, 54th in the 200-metre freestyle in 1:56.53, 33rd in the 400-metre individual medley in 4:43.15 and 39th in the 400-metre freestyle in 4:08.56.
At the 2009 Island Games in Åland, Finland, Bensadon finished 4th in the final of the 200-metre butterfly in 2:08.96, 9th in the 200-metre individual medley in 2:13.82, 6th in the 200-metre freestyle in 1:58.14, 6th in the heats of the 200-metre backstroke in 2:14.54 but did not swim in the final, 5th in the 400-metre freestyle in 4:04.78 and won bronze in the 400-metre individual medley in 4:31.89 for the third time. In the relays, Bensadon alongside Oliver Quick, Gavin Santos and Matthew Sivers finished 8th in the 4 × 50-metre freestyle relay in 1:43.11 and 9th in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay in 3:47.54 and alongside Oliver Quick, Matthew Sivers and Daniel Victory finished 8th in the 4 × 50-metre medley relay in 1:55.14 and 5th in the 4 × 100-metre medley relay in 4:09.78.
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Bensadon finished 68th in the 400-metre freestyle in 4:12.31, 110th in the 200-metre freestyle in 2:00.19, 152nd in the 100-metre freestyle in 54.94, 140th in the 100-metre butterfly in 1:00.56, 57th in the 400-metre individual medley in 4:47.14 and 77th in the 200-metre individual medley in 2:14.05.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Bensadon had the honour of being the flag bearer at the opening ceremony. In the pool, Bensadon finished 22nd in the 400-metre freestyle in 4:17.63, 28th in the 200-metre freestyle in 2:00.32, 36th in the 100-metre freestyle in 55.88, 28th in the 100-metre butterfly in 1:01.57, 21st in the 200-metre individual medley in 2:18.49 and was disqualified in the 400-metre individual medley.
At the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Dubai, Bensadon finished in 59th in the 200-metre freestyle in 1:56.42, 74th in the 100-metre butterfly in 1:00.07, 89th in the 50-metre freestyle in 25.28, 47th in the 200-metre individual medley in 2:11.50, 81st in the 50-metre butterfly in 27.25, equal 79th in the 100-metre freestyle in 53.52 and 61st in the 100-metre individual medley in 1:01.18.
At the 2011 Island Games in the Isle of Wight, Bensadon finished 7th in the heats of the 200-metre butterfly in 2:12.66 (only the top six progressed to the final), 4th in the 200-metre individual medley in 2:10.04, 4th in the 400-metre individual medley in 4:33.69, 7th in the heats of the 100-metre individual medley in 1:02.15 and 4th in the 400-metre freestyle in 4:08.33. In the freestyle relays, Bensadon with Oliver Quick, James Sanderson and Wesley Warwick finished 6th in the 4 × 50-metre freestyle relay in 1:40.66, and with John Paul Llanelo, Quick and Sanderson finished 6th in the 4 × 100 relay in 3:41.83. In the medley relays, Bensadon teamed up with Jordan Gonzalez, Sanderson and Quick. They finished 7th in the heats of the 4 × 50-metre medley relay in 1:52.79 and finished 6th in the final of the 4 × 100-metre medley relay in 4:06.38.
At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, Bensadon finished in 45th in the 100-metre individual medley in 59.95, 71st in the 100-metre breaststroke in 1:05.94, 42nd in the 200-metre individual medley in 2:07.88 and with Sanderson, Quick and Michael Hitchcock finished 16th in the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay in 8:04.92.
At the 2013 Island Games in Bermuda, Bensadon had his most successful meet to date winning silver in the 400-metre individual medley in 4:30.97, his fourth medal in the event at the Island Games and picked a bronze in the 200-metre breaststroke with a time of 2:22.12. In the other events, Bensadon finished 4th in the 200-metre individual medley in 2:08.62, 5th in the 100-metre breaststroke in 1:05.58, 8th in the 50-metre breaststroke in 30.86 and 7th in the heats of the 200-metre backstroke in 2:14.99 but did not swim in the final. In the relay, Bensadon with Llanelo, Sanderson and Quick finished 7th in the 4 × 50-metre freestyle relay in 1:40.39 and with Hitchcock, Sanderson and Quick finished 7th in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay in 3:40.12. In the medley, Bensadon, Gonzalez, Sanderson and Quick together finished 6th in both the 4 × 50 and the 4 × 100-metre medley relays with times of 1:49.65 and 4:02.00 respectively.