Eleanor May Simmonds, OBE is a British former Paralympian swimmer who competed in S6 events. She came to national attention when she competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning two gold medals for Great Britain. She was the youngest member of the team, at the age of 13.
Ellie Simmonds Age and birthday
Born November 11, 1994 (age 27 years), Aldridge, United Kingdom. At the age of 13, Simmonds was the youngest British athlete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, competing in the 50m, 100m, and 400m freestyle, 50m butterfly, and 200m Individual Medley. She won gold medals in the 100m and 400m freestyle events.
Nationality & Ethnicity
Ellie Simmonds’s ethnicity is white and her nationality is British. Born in Walsall, Simmonds grew up in Aldridge, a part of the Metropolitan Walsall Borough. She completed her primary education at Cooper and Jordan CofE Primary before attending Aldridge School and later Olchfa School in Swansea.
Height & weight
Ellie is 4 feet 0 inches tall or 1.23 m or 123 cm. She weighs around 40 Kg. On 7 August 2022, it was announced that Simmonds would be participating in the twentieth series of the BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing.
Paralympian swimmer awards
Simmonds won the 2008 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award. Simmonds was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. At 14 years old, she became the youngest person ever to have received this honor. She received the honor from Queen Elizabeth II on 18 February 2009.
Family
Val Simmonds and Steve Simmonds are the parents of Ellie she also has 4 Siblings namely: Georgina Simmonds, Pauline Simmonds, Katie Simmonds, and Steven Simmonds.
Salary & net worth
Simmonds is currently earning about £300,000 but adds that this could rise to £500,000 depending on how well she performs, The well-known swimmer, has a net worth of $23 million.
Instagram & Twitter
Simmonds work on her Instagram handles (@elliesimmonds). you can also find her on Twitter at @EllieSimmonds1
