| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 25 July 2000 (2000-07-25) (age 24) |
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability class | S14 |
| Club | St. Andrews |
| Coached by | Ashley Delaney |
Medal record | |
Benjamin "Ben" HanceOAM (born 25 July 2000) is an AustralianParalympic swimmer. At the2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he won a gold, silver and bronze medal and at the2024 Paris Paralympic, he won a gold and silver medal .[1][2]
He is classified as aS14 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 the2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Hance won the gold medal in theMen's 100 m backstroke S14 with a personal best time of 57.73. He also won a bronze medal in theMen's 100 m butterfly S14 with a time of 56.90, less than 2 seconds behind the winner,Gabriel Bandeira from Brazil.[4]
At the2022 World Para Swimming Championships,Madeira,[5] Hance won four medals - gold in the Men's 100m Backstroke S14, silver inMixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14 andMixed 4 × 100 m medley relay S14 and bronze in the Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 In the medley he teamed up withMadeleine 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 the2022 Commonwealth Games, he won the silver medal in the200 m freestyle S14.[8] At the2023 World Para Swimming Championships,Manchester, England, he won four medals - 2 gold, one silver and one bronze medal.
At the2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the gold medal in the Men's100 m backstroke S14. He broke the world record in the hears with a time of 56.52. He finished fourth in the Men's100 m butterfly S14. He was a member of the Mixed4 x 100 m freestyle S14 that won the silver medal.
In 2023, Hance is coached byAshley Delaney at St Andrews on the Sunshine Coast. He was previously coached by Nathan Doyle.[9]
