Ellie Cole

Ellie Cole
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait
Personal information
Full nameEllie Victoria Cole
National teamAustralia
Born (1991-12-12) 12 December 1991 (age 32)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma materAustralian Catholic University
Years active2003–2022
Life partnerSilvia Scognamiglio (2013–present)
Children1
Websitehttps://elliecole.com.au
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly, freestyle
ClassificationsS9, SM9, SB8
ClubKnox Pymble[1]
CoachNick Dobson[2]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 6 5 6
World Championships (LC) 3 3 4
Commonwealth Games 0 1 3
Total 9 9 13
Women's Paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S9
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly S9
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle 34 pts
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke S9
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 50 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 400 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley 34pts
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle 34 points
Silver medal – second place 2006 Durban 100 m backstroke S9
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 4×100 m medley 34 points
Silver medal – second place 2019 London 100m Backstroke S9
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m medley SM9
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 50 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 400m Freestyle S9
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 100 m backstroke S9
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 100 m freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 100 m butterfly S9
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 100 m freestyle S9

Ellie Victoria Cole, AM (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian retired Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player. After having her leg amputated due to cancer, she trained in swimming as part of her rehabilitation program and progressed more rapidly than instructors had predicted. She began competitive swimming in 2003 and first competed internationally at the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships, where she won a silver medal. Since then, she has won medals in the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, the Commonwealth Games, the Paralympic Games, the IPC Swimming World Championships, and various national championships.

Following the 2012 London Paralympics, where she won four gold and two bronze medals, Cole underwent two shoulder reconstructions and made a successful return to swimming at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, winning five medals, including three golds. She subsequently represented Australia at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. In claiming her seventeenth Paralympic medal in Tokyo, Cole became Australia's most decorated female Paralympian with six gold, five silver and six bronze medals from four Paralympic Games.

It has been announced that Cole will be a television host for the Paris Paralympics in 2024.[3]

  1. ^ "Ellie Cole USC Spartans Bio". University of the Sunshine Coast. 30 March 2018. Archived from the original (url) on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ Fahy, Patrick (18 August 2015). "Swim coach vows to keep golden touch". Rouse Hill Courier. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ confirms Paralympic Legends to Lead Paris 2024 Coverage