Given all those Paralympic gold medals jostling for space in her trophy cabinet, it's a surprise to hear that swimmer Ellie Simmonds is no fan of the sea. Aside from the odd paddle in the Med, the ...

Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has been announced as a contestant for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, saying she’s delighted to be the first contestant with dwarfism to take part in ...

Five-time Paralympic champion and British Para-Swimming legend Ellie Simmonds has announced her retirement from competition following Tokyo 2020. Simmonds has become a household name in British sport ...

Ellie Simmonds has accused one of her coaches of mistreating her in what she branded a “hostile environment” within British Swimming. Simmons spoke out over the “climate of fear” found to have existed ...

Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds has officially confirmed her retirement from the sport. The 26-year-old won five Paralympic medals having made her debut as a 13-year-old at Beijing 2008. She was one ...

Paralympian swimming star Ellie Simmonds lifts the lid on who she wants to win Strictly this year - and reflects on her own 'life-changing' appearance in 2022 with Nikita Kuzmin ...

Swimming star Ellie Simmonds believes reality television and the Black Lives Matter movement have each contributed to improving the image of the Paralympics. Simmonds is preparing to lead her country ...

Is Ellie Simmonds going to join Strictly Come Dancing's class of 2017? It certainly looks that way. Rumours that the five-times Paralympics gold medallist will be competing in next year's series have ...

The Paralympian gold medallist on managing her expectations following success at London 2012. This clip is part of "Ellie Simmonds" a documentary previewing IPC World Swimming Championships in which ...

Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has been announced as a contestant for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, saying she’s delighted to be the first contestant with dwarfism to take part in ...