[15] At 14 years old, she became the youngest person ever to have received this honour. Simmonds says of the charity, "It’s a charity that supports people of short stature and helps them get into sport. [4][5] Simmonds has three sisters and a brother. Aged just 13 at the time, Ellie Simmonds was the second youngest Paralympian in British history to win a medal of any colour when she competed at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. In 2011, Simmonds won the award for 'Best British Sporting Performance for an Athlete with Disability' at the Jaguar Academy of Sport Annual Awards. ", Baking, travelling. Born with achondroplasia (dwarfism), Simmonds followed up her 2008 and 2009 successes with four gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. [12], On 12 September 2016, at the Rio Paralympics, Ellie defended her Gold medal for the 200m individual medley setting a new world record, the first below 3 minutes at 2:59.81[13] Simmonds also won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle at the 2016 paralympics. "From Monday to Wednesday I train with [Team Speedo] in Camden. She won another two golds in London, including setting a World Record in the 400m freestyle, a… Simmonds could not return to the top at the 2016 IPC Swimming Europeans in Funchal, Portugal, claiming one silver and three bronzes. Eleanor May Simmonds, OBE (born 11 November 1994 ) is a British Paralympian swimmer competing in S6 events. (swimming.org, 23 Sep 2013), In January 2018 she received an honorary degree from Swansea University in Wales. Her relationship status is single. Ellie Simmonds is single. Her time as a Rainbow and Brownie helped her develop skills she’s used to become a winner in her sport, and also to succeed in another role – leading girls in her local Brownie unit. [9] She won gold medals in the 100m and 400m freestyle events. She has made such amount of wealth from her primary career as Swimmer. Ellie is originated from England. (swimming.org, 23 Sep 2013), US swimmer Michael Phelps, British Para swimmer Nyree Kindred [nee Lewis]. [19] Ellie Simmonds OBE is one of the most recognised athletes in world para-swimming and caught the hearts of the British public with her tearful celebrations after winning gold at the Beijing Paralympic Games, before backing it up with more Paralympic titles at London 2012 and Rio 2016. Ellie Simmonds has not been previously engaged. She took gold in the S6 400m with a new world record; gold in the S6 200m again with a new world record; silver in the S6 100m and a bronze in the S6 50m. [4] She swam for Boldmere Swimming Club in Sutton Coldfield, under Head Coach Ashley Cox, but she and her mother moved to Swansea when Simmonds was 11 to take advantage of the city's world-class swimming pool. 16.9k Followers, 485 Following, 153 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Ellie Simmonds (@elliesimmonds) Before she was famous, She first became interested in swimming at the age of 5. According to wikipedia latest update, she is still alive. (Twitter profile, 26 Mar 2020), Coach Billy Pye. She won another two golds in London, including setting a World Record in the 400m freestyle, and a further gold medal at the Rio Paralympics in 2016, this time setting a world record for the 200m medley. She went on to seal a bronze in the 400m freestyle behind Mereshko and China's Lingling Song. She is not dating anyone currently. 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In 2012, she was again selected for the Great Britain squad, this time swimming at a home games in London. * Ellie Simmonds is a British Paralympian swimmer. Ellie Simmonds OBE is one of the most recognised athletes in the para-swimming team as a result of her incredible performances and her tearful celebrations across three Paralympic Games. [16] She received the honour from Queen Elizabeth II on 18 February 2009. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. She is now 25 years old. Aged just 13 at the time, Ellie Simmonds was the second youngest Paralympian in British history to win a medal of any colour when she competed at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Our exclusive interview with Ellie Simmonds Champion swimmer Ellie Simmonds , 22, has won eight Paralympic medals , broken world records and was the youngest person ever to be awarded an MBE . The fact that she went on to win two gold medals in her first Games and follows the simple philosophy "work hard and be yourself" won her the hearts of the British nation.

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