{"id":435671,"date":"2020-06-13T16:46:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T23:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=435671"},"modified":"2024-10-28T11:30:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T18:30:57","slug":"ellie-cole-makes-budding-paralympians-dreams-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ellie-cole-makes-budding-paralympians-dreams-come-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellie Cole Makes Budding Paralympian\u2019s Dreams Come True"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDreams do come true,\u201d <strong>Emilee Pratt<\/strong> said after meeting her idol <strong>Ellie Cole<\/strong>, a surprise which brought the young swimmer to tears. After hearing a knock at the door of her Newcastle home, Emilee did not expect the six-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paralympic<\/a> world champion to be waiting to meet her on the other side. \u201cI heard you\u2019re a swimmer and you\u2019re going to give me a run for my money soon hey?\u201d Ellie said as she greeted Emilee, to which she nodded, \u201cyes!\u201d Emilee said that her goal is to \u201cswim in the 2024 Paris Paralympics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"435672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ellie-cole-makes-budding-paralympians-dreams-come-true\/ellie-and-emilee-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1075,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ellie and Emilee\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ellie and Emilee&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1-1024x732.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-435672 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Ellie and Emilee\" width=\"454\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1.jpeg 1075w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1-700x500.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1-1024x732.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1-280x200.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1-450x321.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1-150x107.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1-500x357.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-and-Emilee-1-533x381.jpeg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pratt, aged 10 years old from Newcastle, Australia, has never let anything hold her back from striving for her dreams. Emilee was born with tibial hemimelia, a rare condition where she was missing a tibia (shinbone). At only 9 months old, Emilee\u2019s parents were faced with the gut-wrenching decision to amputate her leg. Despite Emilee\u2019s mother feeling the weight of the decision and fretting on the world her newborn may miss, Emilee has defied all odds. Today, Emilee is a force to be reckoned with in the pool. The young athlete competes for Novocastrian Swim Club and competes in state multiclass competitions. Her favourite event is the 50-metre freestyle, where she said: &#8220;It is not a super long race, I am better at sprinting\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Paralympian Ellie Cole, like Emilee, also lost her leg at a young age. At three years old, Cole was diagnosed with life-threatening sarcoma cancer, where after failed chemotherapy attempts, her leg was amputated. For Ellie, swimming was a part of her rehabilitation after losing her leg. Her swim instructor predicted it would take her a year to learn to swim in a straight line, yet it only took her two weeks. Now Ellie is a Paralympic champion with six gold, five silver and seven bronze Paralympic medals to her name. She has also been named Cosmopolitan Magazine\u2019s Sportswoman of the Year and is listed in the Westpac 100 Women of Influence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"435654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ellie-cole-makes-budding-paralympians-dreams-come-true\/ellie-cole-backstroke-start\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ellie Cole Backstroke Start\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ellie Cole 100m Backstroke Start&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start-1024x384.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-435654 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start.jpg\" alt=\"Ellie Cole Backstroke Start\" width=\"581\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start-280x105.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start-1536x576.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start-450x169.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start-1200x450.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start-150x56.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start-500x188.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ellie-Cole-Backstroke-Start-533x200.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ellie Cole has always been Emilee\u2019s idol, and the youngster aspires to be just like her in and out of the pool. \u201cShe has the exact same classification, and she is the exact same as me,\u201d Emilee said. Both Ellie and Emilee have a right leg amputation above the knee and are classified in the Para-Swimming S9 category, a classification which includes swimmers with amputations and joint restrictions in one leg, and double below knee amputations.<\/p>\n<p>The pair spent the afternoon together sharing stories and eating. \u201cWe spoke about how we don\u2019t really wear high-heels,\u201d Emilee said. \u201cShe also showed me how she drives a car. She uses a left foot accelerator pedal.\u201d Ellie also shared some tips and tricks with Emilee, which have inspired her even more towards her Paralympic dreams: \u201cI am going to increase my training and swim with people faster than me to motivate me,\u201d Emilee said.<\/p>\n<p>In reflecting on her childhood as a young para swimmer, Ellie said that \u201cParalympic sport wasn\u2019t on the TV when I was a kid. It was really difficult growing up and never seeing anyone who looked like me playing sports, or being celebrated, or equal for that matter.\u201d And now she is changing the narrative, where in visiting Emilee she is inspiring the next generation of Paralympians to rise up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"435674\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ellie-cole-makes-budding-paralympians-dreams-come-true\/resized_20200606_164409-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"740,726\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ellie Cole and Emilee Pratt\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Resized_20200606_164409&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-435674 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Ellie Cole and Emilee Pratt\" width=\"402\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1.jpeg 740w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1-204x200.jpeg 204w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1-300x294.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1-450x441.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1-50x50.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1-150x147.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1-500x491.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Resized_20200606_164409-1-533x523.jpeg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDreams do come true,\u201d Emilee Pratt said after meeting her idol Ellie Cole, a surprise which brought the young swimmer to tears. 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