Ellie Challis


Ellie Challis is a British para swimmer. She represented Great Britain at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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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.
Challis competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke S3 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal.

Personal life

Ellie Challis born in Harold Wood and grew up in Clacton, Essex and attended Tendring Technology College. 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.
She was inspired to take up swimming after watching the movie Dolphin Tale.