Canada celebrates Benoit Huot's incredible accomplishment
20-time Paralympic medallist lauded online
One Paralympic medal is hard to get. Two is even harder.
Twenty? That's almost unheard of...unless you know Benoit Huot. He completed the rare feat Thursday in Rio when he won bronze in the men's 400-metre freestyle S10.
After standing on the podium for the 20th time, the 32-year-old from Longueuil, Que., celebrated his big moment with family.
While many friends and fellow athletes couldn't be there in person, they were quick to show their support for Huot on social media.
Pas pu retenir mes larmes en voyant ta face après ta course !! Bravo mon ami <a href="https://twitter.com/benhuot">@benhuot</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paralympics?src=hash">#Paralympics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bronze?src=hash">#bronze</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fiere?src=hash">#fiere</a>
—@Roselinefilion(I couldn't hold back my tears, seeing your face after your race! Bravo my friend @benhuot #Paralympics #bronze #proud)
Whooohooo!! So happy! Médaille de bronze pour mon ami <a href="https://twitter.com/benhuot">@benhuot</a> !! Enjoy my friend!! <a href="https://twitter.com/SwimmingCanada">@SwimmingCanada</a>
—@CPetitclercCongrats <a href="https://twitter.com/benhuot">@benhuot</a>!!! Way to make Canada Proud <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paralympics?src=hash">#Paralympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/8qLSxjDQ7c">https://t.co/8qLSxjDQ7c</a>
—@Mikkelson12YES!!!!!!!! BRONZE FOR <a href="https://twitter.com/benhuot">@benhuot</a> <br>Congrats my friend!!!!!<br>Well done!!!!!
—@The_Real_DENGEven Curt Harnett, Canada's Rio 2016 Olympic chef de mission, shared his eloquent words of congratulations:
Judging from the activity on my twitter feed, <a href="https://twitter.com/benhuot">@benhuot</a> just won his 20th(!) career Paralympic medal. That’s f*”king insane! <a href="https://twitter.com/CDNParalympics">@CDNParalympics</a>
—@curtharnett