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British Paralympic swimmer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Ellard (born 4 April 2006)[1] is a British swimmer, who won three medals at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, including gold in the 200 m freestyle S14 where he set a new world record and Mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay S14.[2]
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Nickname | Will | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Beccles, England | 4 April 2006|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183.2 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | intellectual impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Nicholas Thompson (Nick) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ellard grew up in Beccles in Suffolk.[3] He began swimming at the Beccles Kingfishers Swimming Club, before attending Saint Felix School where he took part in the school's swimming club.[4][5]
In 2023, Ellard claimed gold at the Men's 100m Freestyle in the British World Series.[6] He went on to win three medals at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester.[4]
Ellard competed in the 2024 Summer Paralympics. He took the silver medal in the 100 m butterfly S14, before winning gold medal in the 200 m freestyle S14, lowering the world record previously set by Reece Dunn by over a second. He also won gold in the Mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay S14.[3]
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