Ellie Challis
British Paralympic swimmer
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Ellie Challis (born 23 March 2004) is a British para swimmer. She represented Great Britain at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para 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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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]