Ellie Simmonds siblings: Georgina Simmonds, Pauline Simmonds, Katie Simmonds, Steven Simmonds

Posted by Arica Deslauriers on Sunday, May 19, 2024

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Ellie was born on November 11th, 1994. She was diagnosed with achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism, and her height climbed to 4 feet (1.21 meters), but her weight stayed the same at 45 kg. The teen athlete, on the other hand, avoided letting her disability define who she was. When Ellie was five years old, she started swimming, and by the time she was eight, she was competing against children who were not disabled.

People were ready to compliment her on her exceptional swimming skills at a contest for people with disabilities. Nothing could stop her from swimming her way onto the senior British Swimming squad after that point.

Ellie Simmonds siblings: Georgina Simmonds, Pauline Simmonds, Katie Simmonds, Steven Simmonds

Ellie Simmonds’ four siblings, Steven, Pauline, Georgina, and Katie, also grew up with her. Steve Simmonds and Val Simmonds are her parents. She is the youngest in the family, thus she is closest to her sister Katie, who also has achondroplasia.
Over 20 years separate her from her oldest siblings, who are in their 30s and 40s.

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