Benjamin Stasiulis (born 20 July 1986) is a French

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He has competed at the

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and

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Career

At the 2008 Olympics, he competed in the men's 100 m backstroke, failing to reach the semifinals, and swam the backstroke leg for the French 4 × 100 m relay team, which failed to qualify for the final. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished 31st overall in the heats in the Men's 100 metre backstroke and failed to reach the semifinals. He also failed to progress from the heats of the men's 200 m backstroke.

Personal life

Stasiulis is of Lithuanian descent from his father's side.

References

1986 births Living people Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming French male freestyle swimmers French people of Lithuanian descent French male backstroke swimmers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming {{France-swimming-bio-stub