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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 23 March 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S3, SB2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Clacton Swimming Club (CSC); England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Lisa Lawrence (CSC); Aled Davies (GBR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ellie Challis (born 23 March 2004) is a British Paralympic swimmer. She represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Challis made her international debut at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships and won a bronze medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S3. [1]
Challis competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke S3 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal. [2]
Ellie Challis born in Harold Wood and grew up in Clacton, Essex and attended Tendring Technology College. [3] When she was 16 months old, Challis contracted meningitis, which resulted in the above knee amputation of her legs and a below elbow amputation of her arms. [4]
She was inspired to take up swimming after watching the movie Dolphin Tale . [5]