Nicholas Bennett has won Canada’s first gold medal of the Paralympic Games.
The 20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., won the men’s 100-metre breaststroke.
The Canadian was the only swimmer to go under one minute four seconds in the race.
He was also a silver medallist in the 200-metre freestyle, his first Paralympic medal.
Bennett, who is autistic, is coached by his sister Haley Bennett.
Canadian swimmers have collected five medals in Paris.
