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LEAP OF FAITH

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March 11, 2025

Ellie believes more para coverage will take her beloved sport to the next level

- BY PAUL EDDISON

LEAP OF FAITH

SWIMMING star Ellie Simmonds has called for greater coverage of parasport outside Paralympic years in order to develop the sport.

The 30-year-old was one of the faces of the London 2012 Paralympics, winning two gold medals, four years after she had done the same in Beijing at just 13.

Simmonds added a further Paralympic gold medal in Rio in 2016 (pictured right) before calling time on her swimming career after the delayed Tokyo Games four years ago.

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