Benjamin Hance
OAM
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born25 July 2000 (2000-07-25) (age 23)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS14
ClubSt. Andrews
Coached byAshley Delaney
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

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]

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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