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WATCH: Parksville swimmer Nicholas Bennett can now call himself a world champion, claiming gold on Monday in Manchester, England.
Bennett touched the wall first in the 200-metre freestyle S-14 at the Para Swimming World Championship, in a time of 1:54.75, just four one-hundredths of a second ahead of William Ellard of Great Britain. It is Bennett’s first world title and was one of four gold medals for Canada on day one of the meet.
Overcome with emotion, Nicholas Bennett has just claimed his FIRST ever World Championship title! 🥇 Nicholas swam to victory in the Men's S14 200m freestyle with a time of 1:54.75. @SwimmingCanada pic.twitter.com/lF7M9hoB1Q
— Canadian Paralympic Committee (@CDNParalympics) July 31, 2023
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