Ben Popham
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| Nickname | Keith | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S8 SB7, SM8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Simon Redmond | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Arena Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ben Popham (born 4 September 2000) is an Australian paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.
Personal
Popham was born on 4 September 2000. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as an infant.[1] in 2019, he commenced studies at Curtin University.[1]
Swimming career
He commenced swimming as a seven year old as part of his physical therapy program for cerebral palsy.[1] Popham made his international debut when he Australia at the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships in Cairns and won the Men’s 100m Freestyle S8 and was a member of the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34 points) team.[2]
At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London, he won a silver medal in the Men's 100m Freestyle S8 and bronze medals in the Men's 50m Freestyle S8 and Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle 34 points.[3]
Recognition
- 2018 - ‘AIS Discovery of the Year’ at Swimming Australia Awards.[1]
- 2019 - Curtin University Sportsman of the Year [4]
References
- ^ a b c d Rifici, Victoria (17 January 2019). "Ben Popham (18) finalist for WA Sports Star award after 2018 international swimming feat". Western Suburbs Weekly. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Ben Popham". Swimming Australia website. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ben Popham results". 2019 World Para Swimming Championships results. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ben Popham and Zoe Arancini win Curtin University Sports Awards". Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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External links
- Ben Popham at Swimming Australia (archived)
- Ben Popham at the International Paralympic Committee