Benjamin Hance

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

Benjamin Hance
OAM
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born25 July 2000 (2000-07-25) (age 23)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS14
ClubUSC Spartans
Coached byNathan Doyle
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S14
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 metre butterfly S14
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira100 m backstroke S14
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester100 m backstroke S14
Gold medal – first place2023 ManchesterMixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 49 pts
Silver medal – second place2022 MadeiraMixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14
Silver medal – second place2022 MadeiraMixed 4 × 100 m medley relay S14
Silver medal – second place2023 ManchesterMixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira200 m freestyle S14
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester100 m butterfly S14
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham200 m freestyle S14

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 .[2]

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.[3]

At the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, Madeira,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] He did not medal in two other events.

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle S14. [7]

Hance is coached by Nathan Doyle at USC Spartans.

Recognition
  • 2021 - AIS Discovery of the Year at Swimming Australia Awards [8]
  • 2022 – Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 [9]

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