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==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 4x100m|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|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>
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 4x100m|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|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>
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==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|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>
*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|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

Revision as of 22:48, 19 February 2022

Ben Popham
OAM
Ben Popham in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS8 SB7, SM8
ClubArena Swim Club
Coached bySimon Redmond
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's Swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Toyko 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

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

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 gold medals in the Men's 100m freestyle S8 and Men's 4×100 m freestyle 34 pts, and a silver medal in the Men's 4x100m Medley 34 pts.[5][6]

Recognition

  • 2018 – ‘AIS Discovery of the Year’ at Swimming Australia Awards.[1]
  • 2019 – Curtin University Sportsman of the Year [7]
  • 2019 – Western Australian Swimming Multi-Class Swimmer of the Year[8]
  • 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[9]
  • 2022 – Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 [10]

References

  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. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Ben Popham Results". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Holly Barratt Named Western Aaustralia's Swimmer of the year". SwimSwam. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Historic Tokyo success celebrated in style". Swimming Australia. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Australia Day 2022 Honours List" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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