Craig Benson

Who is Craig Benson?

Craig Benson is a British swimmer who was born in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke, finishing in sixth place in the second semifinal, failing to reach the final. He also swam in the heats of the men's 4x100 metres medley relay. He was the youngest swimmer of the GB swimming squad at these Olympics.

In 2011 Benson, at 17 years old, was selected for the 2011 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade where he won a silver medal in the 100 metres breaststroke was fourth in the 50 metres breaststroke and 4x100 metres medley relay.

A few weeks later Benson won the World Junior men's championship for the 100 metres breaststroke at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru in 2011 and was second in the 50 metres breaststroke. He holds the World Junior men's record for the 100 metres breaststroke.

Benson then won the 50 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres breaststroke and won silver in the 4x100 metres medley relay at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man. and was named Athlete of the Games.

Benson won a bronze medal at the 2012 European Junior Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, 0.04 seconds behind the winner, Olympic swimmer Dănilă Artiomov. He also swam in the 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Chartres, France, and was part of the Medley relay squad that broke the British record.