Ellie Victoria Cole, is an Australian retired Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player. After having her leg amputated due to cancer, she trained in swimming as part of her rehabilitation program and progressed more rapidly than instructors had predicted.
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Cole after a training session at the Australian Institute of Sport Aquatic Centre
Cole and Annabelle Williams embrace at the end of the S9 100m butterfly final at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
Cole (right) with fellow Victoria wheelchair basketball players Leanne Del Toso (left) and Mel Adams (no. 15)Awards 2
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Ellie Victoria Cole, is an Australian retired Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player. After having her leg amputated due to cancer, she trained in swimming as part of her rehabilitation program and progressed more rapidly than instructors had predicted. She began competitive swimming in 2003 and first competed internationally at the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships, where she won a silver medal. Since then, she has won medals in the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, the Commonwealth Games, the Paralympic Games, the IPC Swimming World Championships, and various national championships.
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