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Craig Benson

Date of Birth	30/04/1994
Height	6ft
Birth Place	St John's Hospital, Livingston
Current Team Club	Warrender Baths
Current Coach Name	Laurel Bailey
Squad	Senior Gold
First Club	Livingston & District Dolphins
First Coach	Gordon Sommerville
Where did you learn to swim?	Xcite Livingston
Primary School	Williamston Primary School
Secondary School	The james Young High School
Events I compete in	50m Breaststroke 100m Breaststroke 200m Breaststroke
Achievements in the pool	World Junior Champion for 100m Breast and World Junior record holder Silver for the 50m Breaststroke Won 3 gold medals in the Commonwealth Youth Games (50m , 100m , 200m breaststroke) and won silver in the 4x100m medley relay. Won a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke and finished 4th in the 50m breaststroke and the 4x100m medley relay and the European Junior Championships Current 14, 16 & 17 year old British Age Group Record Holder in the 50m and 100m breaststroke
Achievements out of the pool	Awarded the Sunday Mail's Scottish Young Sports Personality Of the Year Award Achieved 3 A's in Physics , Mathematics and Chemistry and 1 B for Business Management in my SQA Higher Qualifications Awarded Scottish Athlete Of The Games at the Commonwealth Youth Games
Sporting Dream	Win an Olympic gold medal and hold the world record
Sporting Icon	Michael Phelps
Who is the biggest influence on your swimming career & why?	My family because if it wasn't for their huge commitment to my swimming then I would not have been able to continue swimming
Favourite Quote / Motto	"Never set limits on what you set out to achieve" (I dont think this is an acurate quote but im sure Michael Phelps has said something similar)
Describe yourself in 5 words	Laid-back, Determined, Focused, Funny, Up for a laugh
If you could meet 3 celebrities who would they be?	Michael Phelps, Will Smith, Jimmy Carr
Favourite Film	The Hangover
Favourite TV Programme	Scrubs
What do you do on Sunday?	Usually competing but if not then relaxing and having a laugh with my mates
If you were a superhero then what superpower would you have?	Invincibility
If you could go anywhere in the world then where would you go?	Gold coast, Australia California, USA
Favourite Food	Steak and chips

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