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United Kingdom Ellie Challis is a Paralympic swimmer who has achieved global success, including multiple Paralympic medals and world records, demonstrating resilience and dedication in her sport.
Co-created and inspired by Team Sanofi para-athletes Ellie Challis, Théo Curin and Davide Morana, the Meningitis Flag seeks to increase the understanding of the disease.
Each of the top 10 shortlisted athletes will be provided with a kit allowance by a global sportswear brand that is in partnership with SportsAid, in addition to winning the One-to-Watch Award.
Ellie Challis was born on March 23, 2004. At 16 months old, she contracted meningitis, which led to the amputation of her legs above the knee and her arms below the elbow. She began swimming to ensure water safety, eventually pursuing it competitively after being inspired by the film “Dolphin Tale.” Challis quickly progressed in the sport, making her international debut at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London, where she secured a bronze medal in the women’s 50m backstroke S3 event. This marked an early achievement in her burgeoning career.
Her career continued to advance with significant milestones. In 2021, at the Tokyo Paralympics, Challis earned a silver medal in the S3 50m backstroke, making her Paralympics GB’s youngest medallist at the age of 17. The following year, she achieved gold in the SB2 50m breaststroke and silver medals in the S3 50m backstroke, 50m freestyle, and 100m freestyle at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira. In 2023, at the Manchester World Para Swimming Championships, she added three more gold medals across the SB2 50m breaststroke, S3 50m backstroke, and S3 200m freestyle events, along with two silver medals and one bronze.
Challis maintained her medal-winning form into 2024, securing a gold medal in the S3 50m backstroke and a silver medal in the S3 50m freestyle at the Para Swimming European Championships in Madeira. She continued her success at the 2024 Paris Paralympics by winning a gold medal in the S3 50m backstroke. She currently trains with Coach Aled Davies at NPC Manchester and holds one world record and multiple British records across various para-swimming events.
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