00:00It was a big night for the Aussie swimming team, winning seven medals in the pool.
00:08Ben Hantz touched the wall to win backstroke gold, pointed to the heavens and whispered
00:12I love you dad.
00:13His father Tony died in March, he'd already bought tickets to watch his son swim, and
00:18the Victorian swimmer dedicated the night to him.
00:21And what a night it was, he set a world record in the heat and led the final from start to
00:25finish, becoming the only man to defend the event in Paralympic history.
00:3017-year-old Callum Simpson surprised everyone by winning the men's S8 100m freestyle by
00:36a fingernail, it was that close, and Tim Hodges going home with three medals, adding a silver
00:41in the men's S9 100m butterfly to his two previous golds.
00:46Bronze in the pool too, to Lewis Bishop, Tom Gallagher, Emily Beecroft and Rachel Watson.
00:51And we've had to wait a long time to see flag-bearer Curtis McGrath, but he's easily
00:55through to tomorrow's finals in the Paracanoe.
00:59There's only one day of competition left in Paris, it'll be sad when it's over, but hang
01:03in there, we're almost done.
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