Ellie Challis
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S3, SB2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Clacton Swimming Swimming Club (CSC); England | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Lisa Lawrence (CSC); Graeme Smith (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.
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[]
When she was 16 months old, Challis contracted meningitis, which resulted in the above knee amputation of her legs and a of her arms.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Ellie Challis". paralympic.org. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Ellie Challis". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2004 births
- Living people
- British female swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain