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The Walsall-born athlete's season saw her keep that tally ticking by securing a bronze double at the Worlds in London, in the S6 m Freestyle and SB6 m Breaststroke. A strong set of performances at the British Para-Swimming International Meet, against competitors from more than 30 countries, saw Simmonds qualify for her fourth European Championships. Having only returned to competitive action at the back end of , she went on to win two European silvers in Dublin, in the S6 m Freestyle and SB6 m Breaststroke.

She took a break from the pool after the Rio Paralympics and for the majority of , before making her return to the water in the December of that year at the National Para-Swimming Championships in Manchester. Rio saw Simmonds add another two Paralympic medals to her already extensive list of accolades, with her efforts including gold in the SM6 m Individual Medley, plus bronze in the S6 m Freestyle and final appearances in her other three events. Simmonds had previously carried her ever-impressive performances into , with four medals at the World Championships in Glasgow - including gold in the SM6 m Individual Medley.

The end of also saw a world-record swim for Ellie at the National Championships held in Manchester - again in the SM6 m Individual Medley event. In , she won another three golds - plus a couple of silvers - at her third European Championships in Eindhoven, notably lowering her SM6 m Individual Medley world record, and claiming her first international SB6 m Breaststroke title. That followed on from an eye-catching World Championships haul in Montreal in Simmonds won golds in the S6 m Freestyle, m Freestyle and m Individual Medley categories, with a bronze in the S6 50m Freestyle added for good measure.

Simmonds was the poster girl of the London Paralympics - and she thrived on that status and pressure, winning S6 m Freestyle and SM6 m Individual Medley golds, as well as S6 m Freestyle silver and 50m Freestyle bronze.

In addition to these achievements, Ellie competed at the London Paralympics, winning four medals, including two Gold medals, and she broke a further two World records. In the lead up to London , Ellie had become the poster girl for the Paralympic games and her success helped make her the most recognised Paralympic athlete in Great Britain, if not the world. Ellie Simmonds has captured both the hearts and minds of the British public. Now they are inspiring the next generation.

Firth, who took the same event in London and Rio, was in front at the turn and touched with nearly a second to spare over the runner-up, Valeriia Shabalina, representing the Russian Paralympic Committee. This article is more than 2 months old. Simmonds reinstated to fifth after initial disqualification Swimmer Bethany Firth wins gold again in S14 m backstroke. Read more. Sign up for our Tokyo briefing with all the news, views and previews for the Paralympic Games.