Benjamin Freeman

Benjamin Freeman with race director Doug Woodring after winning the 15 km Cold Half Extreme Marathon Swim in Hong Kong

Benjamin Freeman is a 23-year-old Australian open water swimmer and an official with the International Ice Swimming Association from Canberra.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

He achieved the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on 2 June 2019.
On 11 October 2014, he won the 15 km Clean Half Marathon Swim in Hong Kong in 3 hours 33 minutes 4 seconds. His sister, Jemma Freeman won the women's division in the same race.
On 9 August 2015, he completed a crossing of the English Channel in 9 hours 10 minutes at the age of 17.
On 27 February 2016, he completed the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 4 hours 18 minutes 27 minutes at the age of 18.
On 17 December 2016, he completed the 10 km Balmoral Ocean Swim in Australia in 2 hours 9 minutes 16 seconds.
On 25 June 2017, he won a 45.8 km circumnavigation around Manhattan Island in the 20 Bridges Manhattan Swim in 6 hours 55 minutes 21 seconds at the age of 19.
On 13 July 2017, he completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 8 hours 47 minutes 42 seconds at the age of 19.
On 13 July 2017, he completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming as the fourth youngest person of all time.