Ellie Simmonds
Swimmer
English Paralympic swimmer who won two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Paralympics at age 13, in the 100m and 400m freestyle events.
She first became interested in swimming at the age of 5.
She set the Paralympic 400m freestyle world record in 2008.
She has three sisters and one brother.
She, like Emily Blunt , is a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).