| Place Of Birth | Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence | Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Swimmer/ Student |
Commonwealth
Games History | Manchester 2002
Bronze in the 50m Freestyle (multi disability) - +0.03 from S10 target
4th in the 100m Freestyle (multi disability) -0.08 from S10 target |
Olympic
Games History | Sydney 2000 Paralympics
Gold in the 4x100m Medley Relay |
| Other | Benoit, who swims with the Hippocampe de St. Hubert team, brought home two gold and four silver medals from the World Championships in New Zealand.
Club: Hippo-campe de St-Hubert
He began swimming for his home town swim club in Saint-Hubert in 1993. He chose the sport because his best friend was a swimmer.
Benoit's goal for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games is to set a personal best time in both the 50 and 100m Freestyle. His sporting goal beyond Melbourne is to make the 2008 Paralympic team. |