Ella Jones (swimmer)
Ella Jones is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics..
Personal life
She was born in Penrith, New South Wales on 12 October 2000 with cerebral palsy. It affects her movement and posture. She is a triplet with brother Daniel and sister Georgia and also has an older brother Joshua.Swimming
Jones started swimming in a small backyard pool. She began to swim competitively when she was 15 with the Jones started swimming in a Springwood Swimming Club under Nick Robinson. She is classified as a S8 swimmer.She was selected on the Australian team at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships where she finished sixth in the Women's 100 m freestyle S6, seventh in the Women's 100 m backstroke S8 and fifth in the Women's freestyle 34pts.
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England, she finished sixth in the Women's 100 m backstroke para-sport S8 and Women's 100 m breaststroke para-sport SB6. At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England, she finished sixth in the Women's 100 m freestyle S8, fourth in the Women's 400 m freestyle S8 and fourth in the Mixed medley relay.
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she finished sixth in the Women's 400 m freestyle S8 and twelfth in the Women's 100 m backstroke S8.
In 2024, she is a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.