{"id":596046,"date":"2024-09-06T19:16:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T02:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=596046"},"modified":"2024-09-06T21:10:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T04:10:32","slug":"paralympics-day-9-emotions-overflow-in-the-para-pool-for-australian-gold-medal-winners-ben-hance-and-callum-simpson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/paralympics-day-9-emotions-overflow-in-the-para-pool-for-australian-gold-medal-winners-ben-hance-and-callum-simpson\/","title":{"rendered":"Paralympics: Emotions Overflow for Australian Gold Medal Winners Ben Hance, Callum Simpson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paralympics: Emotions Overflow for Australian Gold Medal Winners Ben Hance, Callum Simpson<\/strong><\/p>\n

A golden day for Australia and one filled with emotion with Ben Hance<\/strong> dedicating his back-to-back backstroking win to his late father and rookie schoolboy Callum Simpson<\/strong> overcome with tears of joy as Australia celebrated its most successful day in the Paralympic pool<\/p>\n

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THIS ONE’S FOR YOU DAD: Ben Hance sky high after his golden moment in Paris, dedicated to his late father Tony. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Dolphins taking its gold medal tally to six and its overall tally to 25 with a total of seven medals on a dynamic Day Nine at La Defense Arena.<\/p>\n

Day eight golden boy Tim Hodge<\/strong> adding silver to his two gold medals, while day one gold medallist Tom Gallagher<\/strong> added bronze to his two gold medals.<\/p>\n

Two-time defending champion from Rio and Tokyo Rachael Watson<\/strong> won her second bronze of the Paris campaign after a disqualification; Emily Beecroft<\/strong> added bronze to her relay gold and rookie Queensland teen Lewis Bishop<\/strong> was a surprise bronze medallist behind Hodge \u2013 the pair sharing the Para podium together.<\/p>\n

With one day\u2019s competition remaining Australia has won six gold; six silver and 13 bronze medals.<\/p>\n

It was a big day all-round for Hance who ran to the blocks for the heats and started the day on world record pace,<\/p>\n

And he finished the day off with a special tribute. Sitting on the lane rope and pointing to the sky, Ben paid tribute to his late father Tony who passed away before the Paralympic Trials in June in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

In what he described as the hardest year of his life, Ben looking skywards mouthing \u201cthank you dad\u201d in a heartfelt moment.<\/p>\n