Ellie Cole

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ellie Cole
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Dec 12, 1991(1991-12-12)
Age	33
Birthplace	Melbourne
Country	Australia
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Ellie Cole Biography

Ellie Cole is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on December 12, 1991 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ellie Victoria Cole was born in the Melbourne suburb of Lilydale on December 12, 1991. Her parents were both swimming, and her father was an athlete. When she was two years old the girl was diagnosed with a very rare tumor known as a sarcoma in the nerves on the right leg. In the end, after unsuccessful attempts to treat the cancer using chemotherapy and radiation therapy, her right leg was surgically removed over the knee on February 14, 1994. Eight weeks after her surgery in her recovery, Cole’s mom Jenny took her to swimming lessons. Cole’s instructors had expected her to be able to take up to a full year to master the art of move in a straight line however it took her only two weeks.

On the 12th of August, 2009 Cole took part in the 100m freestyle multi- disability race at the 2009 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships in Hobart and beat the world record by the time of 1:04:06. This is the event that qualifies you that will be used to qualify for the IPC Swimming World Championships, hosted by FINA the world’s largest organization for swimming. The following year Cole competed at the 2009 IPC Swimming World Championships 25 meters at Rio de Janeiro, where she was awarded bronze medals in the 100m backstroke freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 4 100m freestyle relay, and the 200 individual medley in a distance of 202 meters.

At the 2012 London Paralympics, Cole participated in eight events and won six medals. In her first event, the 100 m Butterfly S9, she finished fourth, while South Africa’s Natalie du Toit finished first. However, the following night, Cole won the 100 m Backstroke S9, winning her first gold medal of the games in Australian record time. She told the press that it had “been a goal of mine ever since I was 12 years old to beat Natalie du Toit” who was “kind of like the Michael Phelps of swimming for me, she has been a great mentor and relaxes me in the marshalling room. She is my biggest hero.” Cole won a second gold medal in the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 34 pts, this time in World Record time. In the 400 m Freestyle S9, she was again beaten by du Toit, who finished first, while Cole took bronze. Cole won a second bronze in the 50 m Freestyle S9, in which du Toit finished seventh, and then gold in the 100 m Freestyle S9, in which du Toit finished third. Cole capped off the games, surprising even herself with a fourth gold medal, in the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 34 pts, again in Australian record time.

Cole was an Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship holder. Her coach, Graeme Carroll, trained her in Canberra in preparation for the 2012 London Paralympics with an approach that combined swim training with aerobics and gym work. She trained with Teigan Van Roosmalen, a blind and deaf S13 swimmer. Cole also mentors young athletes. When not in high school Cole was undertaking ten or more swimming sessions a week but, while at school, she reduced her load. As of 2015, her coach is Nathan Doyle.

In her time in Frankston High School, Cole was awarded the Debbie Flintoff- King Award for the greatest sporting accomplishment from the school three times consecutively. She received a nomination for the Junior Paralympian of the Award of the Year. The award was awarded by Cole for winning two bronze medals at the Beijing Paralympic Games, silver in the 100-meter butterfly event and bronze in the 100m backstroke and 400 freestyle. She won the Outstanding Sporting Achievement Award from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. In 2011 she was nominated for the The Age’s Sport Performer Award in the Performer with the Disability category. In August of that same year, she was named the International Paralympic Committee Athlete of the Month, after she won seven gold medals during Edmonton. She was given the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Australia Day Honours “for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.” In November of 2015 she was named Cosmopolitan magazine’s Sportswoman of the Year.

Ellie Cole Net Worth

Ellie Cole is one of the richest Swimmer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ellie Cole 's net worth $3-5 Million. * (Last Update: February 3, 2024)

Ellie Victoria Cole, OAM (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player. After her leg was removed due to cancer, she started water as part her rehabilitation plan and progressed faster than her instructors had anticipated. She started competing in the sport in 2003. She began competing internationally in the IPC Swimming World Championships, which she took home an award of silver. Since then, she’s received medals at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, the Commonwealth Games, the Paralympic Games and the IPC Swimming World Championships, and numerous national championships. In the 2012 London Paralympics she was awarded four gold and 2 bronze medals. Following the Games she had two shoulder reconstructions, and was able to return to the pool at the 2014 IPC Swimming World Championships winning five medals, including the gold and silver medals. She was a part of Australia during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and won the gold and silver medals along with three bronze, and bronze.

Cole is classified under the S9 category of swimming because of her amputation. It’s a classification which also includes swimmers with joint problems in one leg , as well as those with two below-knee amputations. Cole began competing in 2003. In the IPC Swimming World Championships in Durban she was awarded an award of silver in the women’s 100-meter backstroke event for S9. In 2006, too, Cole was awarded the 100m backstroke in the Telstra Australian Swimming Championships. Cole was selected for the Australian Paralympic Swimming Team in 2008, and later that same year she competed in the Beijing Paralympics where she took home silver in the Women’s 100m Butterfly S9 event, as well as Bronze medals at the 400m Freestyle and 100 Backstroke events.

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Cole attended Mount Eliza North Primary school and Frankston High School, both in the outer Melbourne suburb of Frankston. As of 2015 she lives in Sydney and trains at the Castle Hill RSL Swim Club while she works towards a Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Exercise Science at the Australian Catholic University. She has a twin sister, Brittany.

Facts & Trivia

Ellie Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Ellie Cole celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.

Cole became the first S9 swimmer to break 29 seconds in the 50m freestyle in winning the gold medal at the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide in the 50m Freestyle Multiclass event. Her time of 28.75 broke Natalie du Toit’s world record of 29.04.

Interesting Facts about Ellie Cole

1. Ellie Cole is an Australian Paralympic swimmer.
2. She was born on November 15, 1991.
3. Cole has won 17 Paralympic medals in her career.
4. She made her Paralympic debut at the age of 16 in Beijing.
5. Cole lost her leg to cancer at the age of two.
6. She holds world records in several events.
7. In Rio 2016, she won four gold medals and one silver medal.
8. Cole was awarded Order of Australia Medal in 2013.
9. She competed in the Commonwealth Games for able-bodied swimmers in 2018.
10. Ellie is a motivational speaker and advocate for disability rights

What is Ellie Cole doing now?

As of 2021 she lives in Sydney and trains at the Knox Pymble Swim Club. She has completed a Bachelor in Health and Exercise Science at the Australian Catholic University. Cole was featured in the 2020 documentary film Rising Phoenix, which focused on the Paralympic Games.

Does Ellie Cole have a sister?

I played wheelchair basketball – best new talent 2013. I also have a twin sister who I love dearly.

What has Ellie Cole achieved?

In the women’s 4x100m medley relay, Ellie swam the leadout leg of the race, with Australia finishing with the bronze medal behind USA and Russia. She was named as Australia’s flagbearer for the Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony to finish her Paralympic career.

How many Paralympic medals does Ellie Cole have?

Ellie Cole is a three-time Paralympian who has amassed an incredible 15 Paralympic medals (including six gold), 10 world championship medals and four Commonwealth Games medals.

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