Ellie Challis

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

Ellie Challis
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004
Sport
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS3, SB2
ClubClacton Swimming Swimming Club (CSC); England
Coached byLisa Lawrence (CSC); Graeme Smith (GBR)
Medal record
Women's paralympic swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo50 m backstroke S3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira50 m breaststroke SB2
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50 m backstroke S3
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50 m freestyle S3
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira100 m freestyle S3
Bronze medal – third place2019 London50 m backstroke S3

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 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]

References
  1. "Ellie Challis". paralympic.org. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. "Ellie Challis". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. "Inspirational Paralympian tells former classmates to keep believing anything is possible".
  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.
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