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Ellie Cole
Ellie Cole in 2011
Personal information
Full nameEllie Victoria Cole
Nationality Australia
Born (1991-12-12) 12 December 1991 (age 32)
Melbourne, Australia
Sport
ClubCasey Tigersharks[1]
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Women's 100 m Butterfly S9
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Women's 400 m Freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Women's 100 m Backstroke S9
IPC Swimming World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Durban Women's 100 m Backstroke S9
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eidenhoven Women's 200 m Individual Medley S9
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eidenhoven Women's 400 m Freestyle S9
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Women's 100 m Freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Women's 100 m Butterfly S9

Ellie Victoria Cole (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. After having her leg amputated due to cancer she trained in swimming as part of her rehabilitation program and progressed more rapidly than instructors at her swimming club had expected. 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 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships, and various national championships. She has won several awards and was the International Paralympic Committee Athlete of the Month in August 2011. She is the captain of the Australian Paralympic Team and, as of 2012, is undertaking a degree at the University of Canberra.[2]

Personal

Cole was born in the Melbourne suburb of Lilydale on 12 December 1991. At two years of age she was diagnosed with a rare tumour, a sarcoma that was wrapped around the nerves of her right leg.[3] After unsuccessful attempts to treat her cancer with chemotherapy, her right leg was amputated above the knee on 14 February 1994.[4] Eight weeks after the surgery, as part of her rehabilitation, Cole's mother Jenny enrolled her in swimming lessons at the Kings Swimming Club in Mornington. The instructors expected Cole to take about a year to learn how to swim in a straight line, but it took her two weeks.[5][6]

Cole after a training session at the Australian Institute of Sport Aquatic Centre

Cole attended Mount Allison North Primary school and Frankston High School, both in the outer Melbourne suburb of Frankston.[2][7] She graduated from high school in 2009 with a Victorian Certificate of Education.[5] As of 2012 she lives in Canberra and is based at the Australian Institute of Sport while she works towards a Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Exercise Science at the University of Canberra.[2][5][8] She has a twin sister, Brittany.[3]

Career

Cole is classified in the S9 category in swimming due to her amputation, a classification that also includes swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg and those with double below-knee amputations.[9] She began competitive swimming in 2003 and, at the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships in Durban, she won a silver medal in the women's 100 m backstroke S9 event.[5] Also in 2006 Cole won the 100 m backstroke at the Telstra Australian Swimming Championships.[10] Cole made the Australian Paralympics squad in 2008 and, in the same year, attended the Beijing Paralympics where she won a silver medal in the Women's 100 m butterfly S9 event and two bronze medals, in the 400 m freestyle and 100 m backstroke events.[11]

On 12 August 2009 Cole participated in the 100 m freestyle multi-disability event in the 2009 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships in Hobart, where she broke the world record with a time of 1:04:06.[12] This championship is the qualifying event for the IPC Swimming World Championships, run by FINA, the international organization for swimming.[13] The same year Cole participated in the 2009 IPC Swimming World Championships 25 m in Rio de Janeiro, where she won bronze medals in the 100 m backstroke, 400 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and the 200 m individual medley.[14]

In 2010 at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands she won bronze medals in the women's 200 m individual medley and 400 m freestyle S9 events.[4] In that same year she won bronze medals in the 100 m Freestyle S9 and 100 m Butterfly S9 events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.[15] At the 2011 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Edmonton, Canada she won a total of six gold medals, emerging victorious in the women's 50 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, 100 m backstroke and 200 m individual medley S9 events.[16] Cole has also participated in national championships such as the Australian Age Multi Class Swimming Championships and the New South Wales State Open championships. The former competition is held in Canberra at the Australian Institute of Sport and is designed to prepare elite swimmers for international competition.[17] She then participated in the 2012 New South Wales State Open Championships in multi-class events.[18]

Training

Cole's coach, Graeme Carroll, is training her in Canberra in preparation for the 2012 London Paralympics with an approach that combines swim training with aerobics and gym work.[19] She trains with Teigan Van Roosmalen, who is a blind and deaf S13 swimmer.[20] Cole is the captain of the Australian Paralympic Team and also mentors young athletes.[2] In 2012 Cole, sprinter Evan O'Hanlon, and rower Kathryn Ross spoke to the Australian Para-Equestrian Squad, headed by Coach Julia Battams. Cole shared her story of the 2008 Summer Paralympics, her training and recovery regimes and the physical and mental pressure she undergoes in the lead up to games.[21] When not in high school Cole was undertaking ten or more swimming sessions a week but, while at school, she reduced her load.[22][3]In 2011 she was an Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship holder.[19]

Recognition

During her time at Frankston High School, Cole received a Debbie Flintoff-King award for the most outstanding sporting achievement from the institution three years in a row; she was also nominated for the Junior Paralympian of the Year award.[5] The award was received for winning silver and two bronze medals in the Beijing Paralympic Games, silver in 100 m butterfly and bronze in 100 m backstroke and 400 m freestyle. In 2009 she received an Outstanding Sporting Achievement Award from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.[7] In 2011 she was nominated for The Age's Sport Performer Award in the Performer with a Disability category.[23] In August of the same year she was voted International Paralympic Committee Athlete of the Month after winning six gold medals in Edmonton.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Eli Cole Competes in Rio at World SC Championships". Casey Tigersharks. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ellie Cole". City of Frankston. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Power, Emily (11 November 2009). "Ellie shrugs off VCE pressure". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Australian Swim Team Media Guide" (PDF). Telstra Dolphins. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Ellie Cole". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Athlete Spotlight: AIS Paralympic Swimming – Ellie Cole". Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Sporting Achievement Celebrated at the MCG". Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  8. ^ Comino, Kristyn (30 June 2010). "Ellie's set for New Delhi". Monitor Online. University of Canberra. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Swimming – Rules & Regulations – Classification". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  10. ^ "2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  12. ^ "World record hat-trick in Hobart". Swimming Australia. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  13. ^ "IPC SWIMMING SUMMIT 2009" (PDF). Swimming Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Ellie Cole". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  15. ^ "2010 Commonwealth Games Results: SWIMMING". SuperSport. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Ellie Cole – Athlete of the Month August 2011". International Paralympic Committee. August 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Victoria's Multi Class Swimmers Head to Canberra". Swimming Victoria. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  18. ^ "Australia's elite set to compete at NSW State Open Championships". Richmond Swimming Club. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  19. ^ a b Dutton, Chris (26 November 2011). "Canberrans Chase Olympic Dreams". Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. pp. 10–12. {{cite news}}: |section= ignored (help)
  20. ^  mDc4MzkyMy44NTQ4OTU6MTo1OjE5Mzg1&&p_multi=ASAB "Briefs". The Age. Australia. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  21. ^ "London selection meet looms for equestrian". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  22. ^ "Triple gold for TigerShark". News Berwick. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  23. ^ "2011 Nominees". Melbourne, Victoria: Sport Performer Awards. 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

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