Benjamin Lo-Pinto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Benjamin Lo-Pinto

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1976

Place of Birth: Victoria, Seychelles

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Seychelles

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Benjamin Lo-Pinto (born March 11, 1976) is a Seychellois former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.
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).
Because of his stellar performance during the Games, he was named the Sportsman of the Year by the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.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.
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.