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| sport = [[Paralympic swimming]]
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Paralympic Games]]}}
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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]], winning a silver and two bronze medals, and the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Tokyo]], where he won two gold medals and a silver.
'''Ben Popham''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|OAM}} (born 4 September 2000) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the [[2019 World Para Swimming Championships]], winning a silver and two bronze medals, and the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Tokyo]], where he won two gold medals and a silver.


==Personal==
==Personal==
Popham was born on 4 September 2000. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as an infant.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.communitynews.com.au/western-suburbs-weekly/news/ben-popham-18-finalist-for-wa-sports-star-award-after-2018-international-swimming-feat/|title=Ben Popham (18) finalist for WA Sports Star award after 2018 international swimming feat|last=Rifici|first=Victoria|date=17 January 2019|work=Western Suburbs Weekly|access-date=9 September 2019}}</ref> In 2011 he was chosen to be one of the [[Channel Seven Perth Telethon]]'s "Little Telethon Stars".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-former-telethon-kid-was-ben-popham-qualifies-fastest-for-100m-freestyle-s8-final-c-3776367|title=Tokyo Paralympics: Former Telethon Kid, WA's Ben Popham, qualifies fastest for 100m freestyle S8 final|last=Smith|first=Ben|date=25 August 2021|work=PerthNow|access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref> In 2019, he commenced a Bachelor of Commerce at [[Curtin University]].<ref name=":0" /> He currently lives in [[Perth]]. His sister Ella Popham attends St Stephens School and is well known for her brother and her accedemics.
Popham was born on 4 September 2000. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as an infant.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.communitynews.com.au/western-suburbs-weekly/news/ben-popham-18-finalist-for-wa-sports-star-award-after-2018-international-swimming-feat/|title=Ben Popham (18) finalist for WA Sports Star award after 2018 international swimming feat|last=Rifici|first=Victoria|date=17 January 2019|work=Western Suburbs Weekly|access-date=9 September 2019}}</ref> In 2011 he was chosen to be one of the [[Channel Seven Perth Telethon]]'s "Little Telethon Stars".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-former-telethon-kid-was-ben-popham-qualifies-fastest-for-100m-freestyle-s8-final-c-3776367|title=Tokyo Paralympics: Former Telethon Kid, WA's Ben Popham, qualifies fastest for 100m freestyle S8 final|last=Smith|first=Ben|date=25 August 2021|work=PerthNow|access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref> In 2019, he commenced a Bachelor of Commerce at [[Curtin University]].<ref name=":0" />


==Swimming career==
==Swimming career==
Popham commenced swimming as a seven year old as part of his physical therapy program for [[cerebral palsy]].<ref name=":0" /> Popham made his international debut when he represented 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimming.org.au/athletes/ben-popham|title=Ben Popham|last=|first=|date=|website=Swimming Australia website|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 September 2019}}</ref>
Popham commenced swimming as a seven year old as part of his physical therapy program for [[cerebral palsy]].<ref name=":0" /> Popham made his international debut when he represented 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimming.org.au/athletes/ben-popham|title=Ben Popham|last=|first=|date=|website=Swimming Australia website|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124193650/https://www.swimming.org.au/athletes/ben-popham |archive-date=24 January 2020 |access-date=9 September 2019}}</ref>


At the [[2019 World Para Swimming Championships]] in [[London]], Popham 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/london-2019/schedule-results/info-live-results/swlo19/eng/zb/engzb_swimming-athlete-profile-n36209-popham-ben.htm|title=Ben Popham results|last=|first=|date=9 September 2019|website=2019 World Para Swimming Championships results|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref>
At the [[2019 World Para Swimming Championships]] in [[London]], Popham 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/london-2019/schedule-results/info-live-results/swlo19/eng/zb/engzb_swimming-athlete-profile-n36209-popham-ben.htm|title=Ben Popham results|last=|first=|date=9 September 2019|website=2019 World Para Swimming Championships results|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826090705/https://www.paralympic.org/london-2019/schedule-results/info-live-results/swlo19/eng/zb/engzb_swimming-athlete-profile-n36209-popham-ben.htm |archive-date=26 August 2021 |access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref>


At the [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo Paralympics]], Popham won gold medals in the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S8|Men's 100m freestyle S8]] and [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 34pts|Men's 4×100 m freestyle 34 pts]], and a silver medal in the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – medley relay#Men's%204x100m|Men's 4x100m Medley 34 pts]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 June 2021|title=Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/06/paralympics-australia-names-powerful-para-swimming-team-for-tokyo/|url-status=live|access-date=17 June 2021|website=Paralympics Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ben Popham Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498347-popham-ben.htm|url-status=live|access-date=25 August 2021|website=Tokyo Paralympics Official Results}}</ref>
At the [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo Paralympics]], Popham won a gold medal in the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S8|Men's 100m freestyle S8]] with a time of 57.37 Together with [[Rowan Crothers]], [[Matt Levy]] and [[William Martin (swimmer)|William Martin]], he won gold and broke the current World Record for the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 34pts|Men's 4×100 m freestyle 34 pts]] by almost 2 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Men's Relay Team Smash World Record to Capture Gold {{!}} Swimming Australia |url=https://www.swimming.org.au/news-articles/mens-relay-team-smash-world-record-capture-gold |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=www.swimming.org.au}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – medley relay#Men's 4x100m|Men's 4x100m Medley 34 pts]], he swam together with [[Timothy Disken]], [[Timothy Hodge]], and [[William Martin (swimmer)|William Martin]]. His team won the silver medal in a time of 4:07.70, just over a second behind the winners, [[Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|RPC]], who set a new world record.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 June 2021|title=Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/06/paralympics-australia-names-powerful-para-swimming-team-for-tokyo/|url-status=live|access-date=17 June 2021|website=Paralympics Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616114345/https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/06/paralympics-australia-names-powerful-para-swimming-team-for-tokyo/ |archive-date=16 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ben Popham Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498347-popham-ben.htm|url-status=live|access-date=25 August 2021|website=Tokyo Paralympics Official Results|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825115046/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498347-popham-ben.htm |archive-date=25 August 2021 }}</ref> He also competed in the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S8|400 m freestyle S8]] where he qualified for the final. He came eighth in the final with a time of 4:49.32.

He has since been reclassified to an S9 swimmer, a class for athletes with more physical ability compared to the S8 classification.


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
*2018 – ‘AIS Discovery of the Year’ at Swimming Australia Awards.<ref name=":0" />
*2018 – 'AIS Discovery of the Year' at Swimming Australia Awards.<ref name=":0" />
*2019 – [[Curtin University]] Sportsman of the Year <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wais.org.au/other/news_detail.php?id=10180|title=Ben Popham and Zoe Arancini win Curtin University Sports Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=Western Australian Institute of Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref>
*2019 – [[Curtin University]] Sportsman of the Year <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wais.org.au/other/news_detail.php?id=10180|title=Ben Popham and Zoe Arancini win Curtin University Sports Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=Western Australian Institute of Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318082156/http://wais.org.au/other/news_detail.php?id=10180 |archive-date=18 March 2020 |access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref>
*2019 – Western Australian Swimming Multi-Class Swimmer of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|title=Holly Barratt Named Western Aaustralia's Swimmer of the year|url=https://swimswam.com/holly-barratt-named-western-australias-swimmer-of-the-year/|url-status=live|access-date=22 June 2021|website=SwimSwam|date=24 May 2019}}</ref>
*2019 – Western Australian Swimming Multi-Class Swimmer of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|title=Holly Barratt Named Western Australia's Swimmer of the year|url=https://swimswam.com/holly-barratt-named-western-australias-swimmer-of-the-year/|url-status=live|access-date=22 June 2021|website=SwimSwam|date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607153815/https://swimswam.com/holly-barratt-named-western-australias-swimmer-of-the-year/ |archive-date=7 June 2019 }}</ref>
*2021 –Western Australian Swimming Awards - Sir [[Frank Beaurepaire]] Memorial Trophy, [[Elizabeth Edmondson]] Medallist and Hancock Prospecting Patron’s Trophy for Male Swimming
*2021 –Western Australian Swimming Awards - Sir [[Frank Beaurepaire]] Memorial Trophy, [[Elizabeth Edmondson]] Medallist and Hancock Prospecting Patron's Trophy for Male Swimming
*2021 - Swimming Australia Awards Swimmers' Swimmer with [[Grant Patterson]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 February 2022|title=Historic Tokyo success celebrated in style|url=https://www.swimming.org.au/news-articles/historic-tokyo-success-celebrated-style|access-date=14 February 2022|website=Swimming Australia}}</ref>
*2022 – Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Australia Day 2022 Honours List|url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/ad22_gazette_-_o_of_a.pdf|access-date=26 January 2022|website=Governor-General of Australia}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Swimming Australia|new_id=ben-popham}}
* {{Swimming Australia|ben-popham}}
* {{Paralympics Australia|ben-popham}}
* {{Paralympics Australia|ben-popham}}
* {{IPC athlete|ben-popham}}
* {{IPC athlete|ben-popham}}
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Latest revision as of 02:22, 14 November 2024

Ben Popham
OAM
Ben Popham in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS9 SB8, SM9
ClubArena Swim Club
Coached bySimon Redmond
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's Swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle 34 pts
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley 34 pts
World Para Swimming Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 London 100m freestyle S8
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 50m freestyle S8
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 4x100m freestyle 34 points

Ben Popham OAM (born 4 September 2000) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, winning a silver and two bronze medals, and the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, where he won two gold medals and a silver.

Personal

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Popham was born on 4 September 2000. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as an infant.[1] In 2011 he was chosen to be one of the Channel Seven Perth Telethon's "Little Telethon Stars".[2] In 2019, he commenced a Bachelor of Commerce at Curtin University.[1]

Swimming career

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Popham 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 represented 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.[3]

At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London, Popham 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.[4]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Popham won a gold medal in the Men's 100m freestyle S8 with a time of 57.37 Together with Rowan Crothers, Matt Levy and William Martin, he won gold and broke the current World Record for the Men's 4×100 m freestyle 34 pts by almost 2 seconds.[5] In the Men's 4x100m Medley 34 pts, he swam together with Timothy Disken, Timothy Hodge, and William Martin. His team won the silver medal in a time of 4:07.70, just over a second behind the winners, RPC, who set a new world record.[6][7] He also competed in the 400 m freestyle S8 where he qualified for the final. He came eighth in the final with a time of 4:49.32.

He has since been reclassified to an S9 swimmer, a class for athletes with more physical ability compared to the S8 classification.

Recognition

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  • 2018 – 'AIS Discovery of the Year' at Swimming Australia Awards.[1]
  • 2019 – Curtin University Sportsman of the Year [8]
  • 2019 – Western Australian Swimming Multi-Class Swimmer of the Year[9]
  • 2021 –Western Australian Swimming Awards - Sir Frank Beaurepaire Memorial Trophy, Elizabeth Edmondson Medallist and Hancock Prospecting Patron's Trophy for Male Swimming
  • 2021 - Swimming Australia Awards Swimmers' Swimmer with Grant Patterson[10]
  • 2022 – Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 [11]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Smith, Ben (25 August 2021). "Tokyo Paralympics: Former Telethon Kid, WA's Ben Popham, qualifies fastest for 100m freestyle S8 final". PerthNow. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Ben Popham". Swimming Australia website. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Ben Popham results". 2019 World Para Swimming Championships results. 9 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Men's Relay Team Smash World Record to Capture Gold | Swimming Australia". www.swimming.org.au. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Ben Popham Results". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Ben Popham and Zoe Arancini win Curtin University Sports Awards". Western Australian Institute of Sport. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Holly Barratt Named Western Australia's Swimmer of the year". SwimSwam. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Historic Tokyo success celebrated in style". Swimming Australia. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Australia Day 2022 Honours List" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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