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'''Craig Benson''' (born 30 April 1994) is a Scottish former competitive [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who hasspecialised in [[breaststroke]]. He represented Great Britain at the Olympics and European Short Course Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/benson-craig-1098533/|title=Craig Benson|publisher=London2012.com|accessdateaccess-date=29 July 2012|deadurlurl-status=yesdead|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517023109/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/benson-craig-1098533/|archivedatearchive-date=17 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=tait20120724>Chris Tait, "[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/olympics/craig-benson-could-soon-be-living-his-dream.18176368 Craig Benson could soon be living his dream]", ''The Herald'' (24 July 2012). Retrieved 29 May 2013.</ref>

ABenson few weeks later Bensonthen won the World50-metre, Junior100-metre men'sand championship for the 100200-metre breaststroke at the [[FINA World Junior Swimming Championships]] in Lima, Peru in 2011 and waswon secondsilver in the 504x100-metre breaststroke.medley Herelay holdsat the world[[2011 juniorCommonwealth men'sYouth recordGames]] foron the 100-metreIsle breaststrokeof Man.<ref name="swimmingworldmagazine">{{cite news|title=FINA World Junior Championships: Several More Meet Records Fall on Day Two|url=[http://www.swimmingworldmagazinecyg2011results.com/lane9/news/World/27907Competitor.aspaspx?qRegID=FINA-World-Junior-Championships:-Several-More-Meet-Records-Fall-on-Day-Two|publisher=Swimming21031 WorldCompetitor Magazine|date=17Details, AugustCraig 2011|accessdate=11Benson] February 2013{{Webarchive|deadurl=yes|archiveurlurl=https://web.archive.org/web/2012091806430720120709103424/http://www.swimmingworldmagazinecyg2011results.com/lane9/news/World/27907Competitor.aspaspx?qRegID=FINA-World-Junior-Championships:-Several-More-Meet-Records-Fall-on-Day-Two21031 |archivedatedate=189 SeptemberJuly 2012|df=dmy-all }}, Commonwealth Youth Games 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2013.</ref><ref name=scottishswimmingrofile/> and was named Athlete of the Games.<ref>"[http://www.scottishswimming.com/index/backsplashnews-a-rising-starnewsletter/4042/welcome-to-craig-bensons-profile-page 4045 Craig Benson's Profilenamed Athlete of the Games Pageat Commonwealth Games Dinner]", Scottish Swimming. Retrieved 11 February 20132012.</ref>

Benson, won a bronze medal at the [[2012 European Junior Swimming Championships]] in Antwerp, Belgium, 0.04 of a second behind the winner, Olympic swimmer [[Dănilă Artiomov]].<ref name=tait20120724/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Heats Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010C010B02043E00FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=23 November 2012|accessdateaccess-date=1 September 2013}}</ref>

In 2013 he was swimming for [[Warrender Baths Club]]<ref name=herald20130410>"[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/other-sports/swimming-no-hangover-for-benson-as-he-follows-path-of-a-legend.20751902 Swimming: No hangover for Benson as he follows path of a legend]", ''The Herald'' (10 April 2013). Retrieved 22 April 2013.</ref> under coaches Laurel Bailey and Kris Gilchrist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamgb.com/athletes/craig-benson|title=Craig Benson|publisher=Team GB|accessdateaccess-date=28 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=herald20130410/> Benson was fourth in the 100m breatstrolke at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in Glasgow.<ref name = BBCSport>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/swimming/mens-100m-breaststroke|title= Commonwealth Games -– Swimming: Men's 100m Breaststroke|date= 2014|websitepublisher= BBC Sports|publisher= BBCSport|location= UK|access-date= 9 AugAugust 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140726233505/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/swimming/mens-100m-breaststroke|archive-date= 26 July 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref> Benson moved to the [[University of Stirling]] with a [[sports scholarship]] following the 2014 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2014/10/stirlingscholarshipsbrimmingwithsportingexcellence/|title= Stirling scholarships brimming with sporting excellence|website= |publisher = University of Stirling|date = 10 October 2014|access-date= 9 August 2015}}</ref> He now studies and resides in the Citycity.

At the [[World University Games |2015 World University Games]], Benson won two bronze medals in the 100- and 200-metre breastroke events. He also won the 200-metre breaststroke at the US Open Championships, beating [[Michael Phelps]] in the process. He won a silver at the 200m Breaststroke at the [[2016 FINA Swimming World Cup]] meet held in Dubai.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/scottish-swimmer-craig-benson-is-driven-to-succeed-in-rio/ |title=Scottish Swimmer Craig Benson Is Driven To Succeed in Rio |first= Loretta|last= Race|date= 3 August 2016|work=SwimSwam}}</ref>

At the [[2016 European Aquatics Championships|2016 European Championships]] in London, he was part of the team that won gold in the [[Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4x100 metre mixed medley]]. He swam in the heats but not in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/CLS-ASX-4X100MX-PRE-RIEP.pdf |title=4x100 m Medley -– Mixed Preliminary|work=London 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2016/05/european-glory-for-stirling-swimmers/index.html |title=European glory for Stirling swimmers |date=23 May 2016|publisher=University of Stirling }}</ref> He also represented Britain at the [[2016 Rio Olympics]], but did not get beyond the semi-finals of the [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|200m breaststroke]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/rio-2016/results/sports/swimming/mens-200m-breaststroke |title=Swimming: Men's 200m Breaststroke |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

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