Nicholas Bennett swims to Canada’s 1st gold at Paris Paralympics in SB14 100m breaststroke
Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett captured the country’s first gold medal at the Paris Paralympics on Monday in the men’s SB14 100-metre breaststroke.
20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., clocks time of 1:03.98 at Paris La Défense Arena
Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett captured the country’s first gold medal at the Paris Paralympics on Monday in the men’s SB14 100-metre breaststroke.
The 20-year-old clocked a time of one minute 3.98 seconds at Paris La Défense Arena.
It’s Bennett’s second medal of these Games after winning silver on Saturday in the men’s S14 200m freestyle final.
Bennett, who lives with autism, was born in Parksville, B.C., but now lives and trains in Red Deer, Alta.
Not only did Bennett’s victory mark the first for Canada in Paris — it also represented Canada’s 400th gold medal all-time at the Summer Paralympics.
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