Benjamin Hance

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Benjamin Hance
OAM
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born25 July 2000 (2000-07-25) (age 24)
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryAustralia
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability class S14
ClubSt. Andrews
Coached byAshley Delaney
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S14
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S14
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Paris Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 100 metre butterfly S14
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Madeira 100 m backstroke S14
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S14
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Manchester Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 49 pts
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Madeira Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Madeira Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay S14
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Manchester Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Madeira 200 m freestyle S14
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Manchester 100 m butterfly S14
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 200 m freestyle S14

Benjamin "Ben" Hance OAM (born 25 July 2000) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he won a gold, silver and bronze medal and at the 2024 Paris Paralympic, he won a gold and silver medal . [1] [2]

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Swimming career

He is classified as a S14 swimmer. In 2021, Hance holds the world record for the Men's 100 m Backstroke (S14) by swimming a time of 58.88 (1019 points) at the 2021 Australian Multi-Class Swimming Championships . [3]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Hance won the gold medal in the Men's 100 m backstroke S14 with a personal best time of 57.73. He also won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m butterfly S14 with a time of 56.90, less than 2 seconds behind the winner, Gabriel Bandeira from Brazil. [4]

At the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, Madeira, [5] Hance won four medals - gold in the Men's 100m Backstroke S14, silver in Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14 and Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay S14 and bronze in the Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 In the medley he teamed up with Madeleine McTernan, Ricky Betar, and Ruby Storm. [6] They won the silver medal with a time of 3:46.38, just under 6 seconds behind the winners, Great Britain, who set a world record. [7] He did not medal in two other events.

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle S14. [8] At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England, he won four medals - 2 gold, one silver and one bronze medal.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the gold medal in the Men's 100 m backstroke S14. He broke the world record in the hears with a time of 56.52. He finished fourth in the Men's 100 m butterfly S14. He was a member of the Mixed 4 x 100 m freestyle S14 that won the silver medal.

In 2023, Hance is coached by Ashley Delaney at St Andrews on the Sunshine Coast. He was previously coached by Nathan Doyle. [9]

Recognition

References

  1. ↑ "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games". Paralympics Australia. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ben Hance". Swimming Australia. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Benjamin Hance Results". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Grant Patterson". 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "New Trio Of Dolphins Completes Prestigious Commonwealth Games Pod". Commonwealth Games Australia. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "New Trio Of Dolphins Completes Prestigious Commonwealth Games Pod". Commonwealth Games Australia. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Benjamin Hance Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Historic Tokyo success celebrated in style". Swimming Australia. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Australia Day 2022 Honours List" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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