Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins second Paralympic gold medal
By The Canadian Press on September 4, 2024.
PARIS – Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett is a double gold medallist at the Paralympic Games. The 20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., won the men’s 200-metre individual medley in Paralympic record time two days after taking the 100-metre breaststroke in Paris. He’s the first Canadian man to win multiple gold medals in Paralympic swimming since Benoit Huot won five in Athens, Greece, in 2004. Bennett has collected three medals in total in Paris with a silver medal in the 200-metre freestyle. He’s also the reigning world champion and world-record holder in the 200 I.M. Bennett is entered in the 100-metre backstroke Friday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 4, 2024. 8-7
