Eleanor Simmonds MBE (born 11 November 1994 in Walsall, West Midlands) is a British Paralympian swimmer.
At Beijing 2008 Eleanor became a double Paralympic Champion breaking one of her own World Records in the process. She is Britain’s youngest ever Paralympic or Olympic champion.
Simmonds competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China in the 50 m, 100 m and 400 m freestyle, 50 m butterfly, and 200 m individual medley. She swims in the S6 disability category. At the age of 13, she was the youngest British athlete in China. She came 5th in the 200 m individual medley and won gold medals in the 100 m and 400 m freestyle events.
Eleanor won the 2008 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award.
Eleanor was also appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours, at 14 she is the youngest person to have ever received this honour.
