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About Ellie Simmonds
British retired Paralympic swimmer
Ellie Simmonds is a British retired Paralympic swimmer, born in 1994. She competed in S6 events and came to national attention at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. At those Games, she was the youngest member of the Great Britain team, at 13, and won two gold medals. Her profile is closely tied to that early success and to her career as a Paralympian swimmer.
More from Ellie Simmonds (98 quotes) →More quotes by Ellie Simmonds
- “I think people shouldn't think 'I'm not normal, I've got a disability.' Overcome that, go out there and enjoy…”Ellie Simmonds
- “Everyone saw me cry with happiness after I won the Beijing medals. It's really embarrassing.”Ellie Simmonds
- “A lot of the time, when I swim, I close my eyes because it is definitely lonely.”Ellie Simmonds
- “Swimming is only half of your life, so you have to think about what you're going to do afterwards.”Ellie Simmonds
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- “I don't like to put much pressure on myself but yeah that is my sort of football: get the ball, run with it,…”Oliver Burke