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Benjamin Bilski | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Germany |
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Occupation(s) | Swimmer, entrepreneur |
Awards | Bronze medal on World Games (2009) |
Medal record | ||
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Men's lifesaving | ||
Representing Germany | ||
The World Games | ||
2009 Kaohsiung | 200m Obstacle Swim |
Benjamin Jakub Bilski (born 11 August 1988) is a former professional German swimmer of Polish origin, the 2009 World Games bronze medalist. [1] Also a FinTech businessman, a founder and a board member of The NAGA Group AG.
Benjamin "Ben" Bilski grew up in Frankfurt. His family is from Wrocław region.[ citation needed]
He now resides in Hamburg. [2]
Benjamin officially entered competitive swimming in November, 2002, at the age of 14. He began swimming in SG Wetterau. [5] In 2004 he was accepted to the German national team. Throughout his career, Bilski has won several regional and Southern German championships.
He reached a pinnacle in his sporting career in 2009 with a bronze medal of the IOC-backed World Games in Kaohsiung with the German record. Next year Bilski finished his professional career. “I was never a high flyer, but I had a steady development” – Benjamin Bilski commented at the end of his swimming career. [6]
German record | |||
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200 m obstacle swimming [10] | 01:57,00 min | 23 July 2009 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |