\PARIS — Canadian swimmers Nicholas Bennett and Tess Routliffe have each won a silver medal, respectively, at the Paralympic Games in Paris.

Bennett, a 20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., was second in men’s 200-metre freestyle to claim the first Paralympic medal of his career.

Britain’s William Ellard set a world record of one minute 51.30 seconds to take gold at La Defense Arena.

Nicholas Bennett, 20, competed in the men’s 200-metre freestyle. Tess Routliffe, 25, competed in the women’s 200-metre individual medley.{ai:summary}Canadian swimmers Nicholas Bennett and Tess Routliffe won silver medals at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Bennett, 20, from Parksville, B.C., secured his first Paralympic medal in the men’s 200-metre freestyle.Bennett finished behind Britain’s William Ellard, who set a world record in the event. #sports

Paralympic silver medals for Canadian swimmers Nicholas Bennett, Tess Routliffe in Paris

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