November 12 2016
Paralympic Inspiration
A VIDEO MESSAGE FROM PARALYMPIC CHAMPION ELLIE ROBINSON
Eleanor “Ellie” Robinson (born 30 August 2001) is a British para-swimmer. Competing in SB6 and S6 classification events, Robinson holds the British record in the S6 50m butterfly and the World record in the 100m, setting both at the age of 13.
In 2016, Robinson won four medals at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships. She followed this success at the Rio Paralympics in 2016, where she won the gold medal in the women’s S6 50m butterfly event where she became known for her “gangsta swagger” as she entered the pool in her oversized coat with its hood up! Click on the video below for a SPECIAL MESSAGE for the children of St. Albert the Great.