Ellen Keane was Ireland’s youngest athlete when she swam in the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
At just 13 years old, she competed impressively, placing sixth in the 100m breaststroke.
At the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, she made three finals and her best finish 5th in the 100m Butterfly.
In 2013, she went on to win her first major international medals when she claimed two bronze medals at the IPC World Championships in Montreal.
After completing her Leaving Cert, a few short weeks later she went on to make three fourth places finishes and swim two lifetime bests at the European Championships in Eindhoven.
At the IPC World Championships in Glasgow in 2015, Ellen secured a bronze medal after a fantastic finish in the 200m Individual Medley final (SM9) where she also set a new lifetime best. Keane also represented Ireland at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships where she secured two PBs.
Now studying Culinary Entrepreneurship in DIT, Ellen's leading events are the 100m breaststroke, 100m butterfly and the 200m Individual Medley.
Ellen made three finals at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London #rterio2016 pic.twitter.com/I8rB1UoT3B
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 11, 2016
