Benjamin Hance
Benjamin "Ben" Hance (born 25 July 2000) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2020 Toyko Paralympics, he won a gold, silver and bronze medal.[1]
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 2000 (age 21) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | USC Spartans | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nathan Doyle | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career
He is classified as a S14 swimmer. In 2021, Hance holds the world record for the Men's 100m Backstroke (S14) by swimming a time of 58.88 (1019 points) at the 2021 Australian Multi-Class Swimming Championships .[2]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he won the gold medal in the Men's 100 m backstroke S14, silver medal in the Mixed 4 100m Freestyle S14 and bronze medal in the Men's 100 m butterfly S14.[3]
In 2021, he is coached by Nathan Doyle at USC Spartans.
References
- "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- "Ben Hance". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Benjamin Hance Results". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
External links
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