Parksville swimmer Nicholas Bennett now has three medals at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris after winning the men's 200-metre individual medley in Paralympic record time Wednesday morning. (The Canadian Press)

By The Canadian Press

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Parksville swimmer Nicholas Bennet wins another gold medal at Paralympic Games

Sep 4, 2024 | 9:56 AM

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.

Bennett is 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.

His teammate Reid Maxwell won a silver medal in the men’s 400-metre freestyle just minutes after Bennett’s triumph.

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The 17-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., is the youngest Canadian swimmer to win a Paralympic swim medal since 16-year-old Aurelie Rivard took silver in London in 2012.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 4, 2024

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