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Belinda Jane Hocking[1] (born 14 September 1990) is a retired Australian backstroke swimmer. She is an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

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Belinda Jane Hocking

Personal information
Full name	Belinda Jane Hocking
Nickname(s)	"Bindy"
National team	Australia
Born	(1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 32) Wangaratta, Victoria
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Nunawading
Coach	Rohan Taylor
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Australia World Championships (LC) 2011 Shanghai 200 m backstroke 2013 Barcelona 200 m backstroke 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 2014 Gold Coast 200 m backstroke 2014 Gold Coast 100 m backstroke 2010 Irvine 200 m backstroke Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 200 m backstroke 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m medley 2014 Glasgow 100 m backstroke

Career

Hocking was fifth in the 200-metre back and sixth in the 50 and 100m back at the Telstra Australian Swimming Championships in Brisbane in December 2007, won gold in 4×200-metre freestyle and was fourth in 200-metre backstroke at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui, Hawaii, claimed gold in the 100- and 200-metre backstroke and 4×100-metre medley relay, to go with silver in the 4×100-metre and 4×200-metre freestyle relays at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney, won gold in the 100- and 200-metre backstroke and bronze in the 200-metre freestyle at the Australian Age Championships in Perth, won silver in 100-metre backstroke, was fourth in 50-metre backstroke and fifth in 200-metre backstroke at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne, and placed third in the 100-metre backstroke at the FINA World Cup in Sydney.[2]

Hocking qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and came eighth in the 200-metre backstroke. She placed second in the 200-metre backstroke, and was third in 100-metre backstroke at the Australian Swimming Championships and Olympic Trials in Sydney. That year, she also won silver in the 4×100-metre medley (heat swim), and came fifth in the 100-metre backstroke and sixth in the 50-metre backstroke at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Manchester. She set a Commonwealth record in 50-metre backstroke at World Short Course Championships and she won 100- and 200-metre backstroke at the Monaco leg of the Mare Nostrum series. She was also second in 100- and 200-metre backstroke at the Barcelona leg of the Mare Nostrum series.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 100 and 200 m backstroke events, finishing in 7th and 10th respectively.[4]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she won two gold medals in the 200 m backstroke and the 4 x 100 m medley relay, setting Commonwealth Games records in both. She also won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke.[5]

She had to take a break from competing in 2015, after a series of accidents and injuries, including a shoulder injury which required surgery, a dislocated knee and a burn injury caused while studying.[6] In 2015, she also began to study for a degree in primary education.[6]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Hocking came fifth in the 200 metre backstroke.[4]

Belinda Hocking announced her retirement from competitive Swimming on 3 March 2017.[6]

Personal

Hocking was born in Wangaratta Victoria, she started swimming when she was 4.[6] Belinda went to St. Bernard's Catholic Primary School Wangaratta, Victoria. Her principal was Mark Walsh. She swims at Nunawading Swimming Club Inc.[7]

See also

• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)

References

External links

• Belinda Hocking at FINA (archived)
• Belinda Hocking at Olympics.com
• Belinda Hocking at Olympic.org (archived)
• Belinda Hocking at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Belinda Hocking at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 April 2015)
• Belinda Hocking on Twitter
• Belinda Hocking on Instagram

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