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Ellie Challis
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 22)
Sport
SportPara swimming
S3, SB2
ClubClacton Swimming Club (CSC); England
Coached byLisa Lawrence (CSC); Aled Davies (GBR)
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris50 m backstroke S3
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo50 m backstroke S3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira50 m breaststroke SB2
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester50 m breaststroke SB2
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester200 m freestyle S3
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore50 m backstroke S3
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50 m backstroke S3
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50 m freestyle S3
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira100 m freestyle S3
Silver medal – second place2023 Manchester50 m freestyle S3
Silver medal – second place2023 Manchester100 m freestyle S3
Silver medal – second place2025 Singapore50 m breaststroke SB2
Bronze medal – third place2019 London50 m backstroke S3
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester150 m ind. medley SM3
Bronze medal – third place2025 Singapore150 m ind. medley SM3

Ellie Challis (born 23 March 2004) is a British para swimmer. She represented Great Britain at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

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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

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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

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  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.
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