FACT FILE
By Miguel
Name: Ellie Simmonds
Born: 11th November 1994, England
Ellie Simmonds is an English Paralympic swimmer. When she was a student she
went to the pool nine times a week and trained for two hours. Ellie’s friends
wanted to be actors or secretaries, but she always wanted to be a professional
swimmer.
Ellie was the youngest British athlete at the Beijing 2008 Summer
Olympics, and she was the winner of two gold medals! She had two more medals in
the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
We admire Ellie because her disability didn’t stop her from being a
world champion!