Benjamin Hance
Benjamin "Ben" Hance (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 .
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 2000 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | St. Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ashley Delaney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Swimming career
[edit]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.
In 2023, Hance is coached by Ashley Delaney at St Andrews on the Sunshine Coast. He was previously coached by Nathan Doyle.[9]
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.
At the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore, he won the gold medal in the Men's 100 m Backstroke S14. [10]
Recognition
[edit]- 2021 - AIS Discovery of the Year at Swimming Australia Awards [11]
- 2022 – Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 [12]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games". Paralympics Australia. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Ben Hance". Swimming Australia. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Benjamin Hance Results". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Grant Patterson". 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "New Trio Of Dolphins Completes Prestigious Commonwealth Games Pod". Commonwealth Games Australia. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "New Trio Of Dolphins Completes Prestigious Commonwealth Games Pod". Commonwealth Games Australia. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Benjamin Hance Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Swimming Australia - GOLD CLASS: Dolphins wrap up World Para Champs with World Record". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Historic Tokyo success celebrated in style". Swimming Australia. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Australia Day 2022 Honours List" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ben Hance at Swimming Australia (archive)
- Ben Hance at the International Paralympic Committee
- Benjamin Hance at Paralympics Australia
- Benjamin Hance at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Benjamin Hance at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Benjamin Hance at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Ben Hance on Instagram
