ellie born december australian paralympic swimmer wheelchair basketball player having leg cancer trained swimming rehabilitation program progressed rapidly instructors predicted began competitive swimming competed internationally swimming world championships won silver medal won medals paralympic games swimming world championships national championships won gold bronze medals games underwent shoulder successful return swimming swimming world championships winning medals including gold medals selected represent australia rio paralympics personal ellie born melbourne suburb december mother grandfather swimmers father athletic years age diagnosed rare wrapped nerves right leg unsuccessful attempts treat cancer right leg knee february weeks surgery rehabilitation cole mother enrolled swimming lessons cole instructors expected year learn swim straight line took weeks cole attended school outer melbourne suburb lives sydney trains castle hill swim club works exercise science twin sister brittany swimming cole classified category swimming classification includes swimmers joint restrictions leg double knee began competitive swimming swimming world championships won silver medal women event cole won australian swimming championships cole qualified australian paralympic swim team year attended won silver medal women event bronze medals freestyle events august cole participated freestyle multi disability event australian short course swimming championships broke world record time championship qualifying event swimming world championships run international organization swimming year cole participated swimming world championships rio_de_janeiro won bronze medals freestyle freestyle relay individual medley swimming world championships netherlands won bronze medals women individual medley freestyle events year won bronze medals events commonwealth games pan pacific swimming championships alberta canada won total gold medals emerging victorious women freestyle freestyle freestyle butterfly individual medley events cole participated national championships class swimming championships open championships competition held canberra designed prepare elite swimmers international competition participated new south wales state open championships multi class events cole holder coach trained canberra preparation london paralympics approach combined swim training gym work trained blind deaf swimmer cole young athletes high school cole undertaking swimming sessions week school reduced load coach cole participated events won medals event finished fourth south_africa finished following night cole won winning gold medal games australian record time told press goal years old beat kind like michael swimming great mentor room biggest hero cole won second gold medal freestyle relay time world record time beaten finished cole took bronze cole won second bronze finished seventh gold finished cole capped games surprising fourth gold medal freestyle relay australian record time underwent shoulder threatened swimming career swimming world championships won gold medals women breaking world record heats final women women points silver medal women bronze medal women cole swimmer break seconds freestyle winning gold medal australian swimming championships adelaide event time broke world record wheelchair basketball cole played wheelchair basketball victoria point player taking league award loved working team swimming isn considered team sport cole told interviewer definitely wanted new challenge competing decade improvements small wheelchair basketball knew big improvements chosen women national league team great actually getting surprise heart definitely swimming think recognition time cole received award outstanding sporting achievement institution years row nominated award received winning silver bronze medals beijing paralympic games silver butterfly bronze freestyle received outstanding sporting achievement award nominated age sport performer award performer disability category august year voted month winning gold medals awarded medal order australia australia day honours service sport gold london paralympic games november awarded year
Ellie Cole