Achievements
Ben Popham made his Dolphin debut in 2018 when he represented Australia at the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships in Cairns. Stunning in his first outing, the young gun claimed two gold medals – in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S8) and as part of the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34 points) team. A stellar year saw the Western Australian secure the ‘AIS Discovery of the Year’ accolade at Swimming Australia’s awards night. In 2019 he pulled on the green and gold at the World Para Championships in London where he took home an individual gold and silver medal, while in 2021 he will head to Tokyo to represent Australia at his first Paralympic Games.
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Tokyo, Japan 2020 (2021)
- Won gold in the Men's 100m Freestyle (S8)
- Won gold in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34 points) WR
- Won silver in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay (34 points)
- Placed 8th in the Men's 400m Freestlye (S8)
Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships
Cairns, Australia 2018
- Won gold in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S8)
- Won gold in the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34 points)
- Placed 10th in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S8)
- Placed 14th in the Men’s 400m Freestyle (S8)
World Para Swimming Championships
London, England 2019
- Won silver in the Men’s 100m Freestyle S8
- Won bronze in the Men’s 50m Freestyle S8
- Won bronze in the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle (34 points)
- Placed 5th Men’s 400m Freestyle S8
In The Pool
Paralympic Games
Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships
World Para Swimming Championships
Get to know Ben
- What's your favourite swimming memory?
- What's on your pre-race playlist?
- What's your ambition post-swimming?
- Three words that best describe you...
- What are your hobbies away from swimming?
- What's something interesting about you that people don't know?
Rookie induction at Pan Pacs.
'Africa' by Toto
Doing something that enables others.
Happy
Tired
Hungry
I love gaming and also going to the beach.
I love drinking milk by itself.
Records
- World Records
| Event | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34 points) |
3:44.31 Rowan Crothers (S10) Will Martin (S9) Matt Levy (S7) Ben Popham (S8)
|
Tokyo Aquatic Centre, Paralympics |
30 August 2021 |
