William Ellard
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| Full name | William Thomas Ellard[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 2006 Beccles, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183.2 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | intellectual impairment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Nicholas Thompson (Nick) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Ellard (born 4 April 2006)[2] is a British swimmer, who won three medals at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, including gold in the 200 m freestyle S14 where he set a new world record and Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14.[3]
Ellard competes in the S14 paralympic category for intellectual impairment.
Early life
[edit]Ellard grew up in Beccles in Suffolk.[4] He began swimming at the Beccles Kingfishers Swimming Club, before attending Saint Felix School where he took part in the school's swimming club.[5][6]
Career
[edit]In 2023, Ellard claimed gold at the Men's 100m Freestyle in the British World Series.[7] He went on to win three medals at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester.[5]
Ellard competed in the 2024 Summer Paralympics. He took the silver medal in the 100 m butterfly S14, before winning gold medal in the 200 m freestyle S14, lowering the world record previously set by Reece Dunn by over a second. He also won gold in the Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14.[4]
Ellard was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2025 New Year Honours List" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ↑ "William Ellard". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "ELLARD William". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 7 September 2024. (alternate link)
- 1 2 Cunningham, Alice (4 September 2024). "Paralympic record-breaking swimmer Will Ellard claims he can go faster". BBC. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- 1 2 "William Ellard looking to impress in Paris after incredible breakout year". Swimming.org. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ↑ Cunningham, Alice (28 August 2024). "Swimmer, 18, eyes up medals in first Paralympics". BBC. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ↑ Brown, Bruno (5 April 2023). "Beccles: William Ellard takes gold in British World Series". Beccles & Bungay Journal. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ↑ "Southgate knighted in New Year Honours - full list". BBC. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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