Ellie Simmonds

Eleanor Simmonds and Oscar Pistorius at International Paralympic Day, Trafalgar Square, London, 2011

Mary Eleanor Simmonds (born 11 November 1994 Walsall, United Kingdom ) is an English, paralympic swimmer who has been awarded several gold medals at the Paralympics and other successes in international championships. She came into the world with achondroplasia, a genetic form of dwarfism.

Internationally known Simmonds was through their participation at the Summer Paralympics in Beijing in 2008, where she became the youngest participant of her team won two gold medals at age 13. In the Summer Paralympics in London in 2012, she joined again and won two gold medals again, they also introduced the world record in the 400 - meter freestyle on. Simmonds was added to the 2013 New Year for her contributions to the Paralympic sport as Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ( OBE) in the Order of the British Empire.

Life

Mary Eleanor Simmonds was born in Walsall in England and grew up in Aldridge, where she attended Primary School Aldridge. Later she moved to the Olchfa School in Swansea. With five years Simmonds began to swim and swam in Boldmere Swimming Club in Sutton Coldfield, trained by Ashley Cox. At age eleven, she moved with her mother to Swansea, where for further training.

Success at the Paralympics

Eleanor Simmonds took the first time in 2008 at the Summer Paralympics in Beijing in 2008, where she won two gold medals in the S6 100m freestyle competitions and S6 400 -meter freestyle. She took the next freestyle competitions also participate in contests 50 meter butterfly and 200 meter Medley part.

In the Summer Paralympics in London in 2012 she again won two gold medals, this time in the competitions 400 meters freestyle S6 and 200 meters freestyle S6, and in addition a silver medal in the competition 's 100m freestyle S6 and a bronze medal in the competition 50 meter freestyle S6. In addition, she set the world record in the 400 - meter freestyle.

Other successes

In addition to national success and the participation and success at the Paralympic games is Eleanor Simmonds successful swimmer at the IPC Swimming World Championships, the IPC European Championships and the Paralympic World Cup and won numerous medals.

In 2008 she was awarded the prize BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.