| ELEANOR SIMMONDS |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
Swansea Performance |
| Coach: |
Billy Pye |
| Classification: |
S6, SB6, SM6 |
| DOB: |
11th November 1994 |
| Height: |
1.19m |
| Weight: |
38kg |
| Born: |
Walsall |
| Lives: |
Swansea |
| Occupation: |
Student |
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Paralympic Games, Beijing 2008 |
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GOLD 100m Freestyle 1:18.75 (S6) |
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GOLD 400m Freestyle 5:41.34 (S6) WR |
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5th 50m Freestyle 37.77 (S6) |
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5th 200m Individual Medley 3:18.41 (SM6) |
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8th 50m Butterfly 43.14 (S6) BR |
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IPC.World.Championships.2006 |
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6th 400m Freestyle 6.18.46 |
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7th 100m Freestyle 1.27.64 |
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7th 50m Freestyle 41.22 |
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8th 50m Butterfly 47.66 |
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100m Backstroke DSQ |
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| DOMESTIC EVENTS |
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British Championships |
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Long Course |
2008 |
SILVER 200m I.M |
3:19.19 |
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BRONZE 100m Freestyle |
1:21.33 |
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8th 50m Freestyle |
38.83 |
| 100m Freestyle |
S6 |
Bejing |
08/09/08 |
1:18.75 |
BR |
| 400m Freestyle |
S6 |
Beijing |
14/09/08 |
5:41.34 |
WR, ER, BR |
| 50m Butterfly |
S6 |
Beijing |
13/09/08 |
43.14 |
BR |
Favourite event: 400m Freestyle.
Finest ever performance/Why: When I broke my World record in the 400m Freestyle at the British Championships in April.
First senior international meet: The IPC World Championships in Durban 2006.
Role models: Nyree Lewis.
My aspirations are: To hold a World record and win a Paralympic gold medal.
Tip for the top: Never give up.
Life after swimming: I want to be a forensic scientist.
Music: I like RnB music.
If I wasn’t a swimmer I would be: I have always wanted to be a swimmer.
Describe yourself in three words: Nervous, Smiley and Friendly.
Would most like to meet: Ian Thorpe.
Most prized possession: My medal from my first disability camp in 2005. Nyree Lewis presented it to me and it was just amazing to meet her.
Biggest influence on career: Nyree Lewis and my family.
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