Ellie Challis

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Ellie Challis
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability class S3, SB2
ClubClacton Swimming Club (CSC); England
Coached byLisa Lawrence (CSC); Aled Davies (GBR)
Medal record
Women's paralympic swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris 50 m backstroke S3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 50 m backstroke S3
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Madeira 50 m breaststroke SB2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Manchester 50 m breaststroke SB2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Manchester 200 m freestyle S3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Madeira 50 m backstroke S3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Madeira 50 m freestyle S3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Madeira 100 m freestyle S3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Manchester 50 m freestyle S3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Manchester 100 m freestyle S3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 London 50 m backstroke S3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Manchester 150 m ind. medley SM3

Ellie Challis (born 23 March 2004) is a British Paralympic swimmer. She represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

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Career

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]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. "Ellie Challis". paralympic.org. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. "Ellie Challis". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. "Inspirational Paralympian tells former classmates to keep believing anything is possible". 24 September 2021.
  4. "Ellie Challis: Tokyo Paralympics hopeful wants 'to do things everyone says I can't'". BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. Gunston, Jo (2 September 2024). "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: How quadruple amputee swimmer Ellie Challis was inspired by a dolphin with no tail". www.olympics.com.