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 name	Benjamin Lo-Pinto
National team	Seychelles
Born	(1976-03-11) 11 March 1976 Victoria, Seychelles
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the Seychelles All-Africa Games 1999 Johannesburg 100 m backstroke 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]