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Aug 2024
43m 23s

Ellie Simmonds - Being different is a su...

Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment
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Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds OBE has won five - count ‘em - Gold Medals. Amazingly, her first two were at the age of 13 and she’s set two world records. But she happily admits she learned more ‘from the races that didn’t go well’. Ellie talks to me about putting an intense amount of pressure on herself, never being able to switch off and how she still s ... Show More
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