Ellen Keane


Ellen Keane is an Irish Paralympic swimmer competing in S9, SM9 and SB8 classification events.

Career

Keane won three bronze medals at world championships before winning a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Personal life

Keane was born with an undeveloped left arm and competes as an amputee. She is a student at Dublin Institute of Technology.
In June 2017 she was honoured by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Brendan Carr, with a Lord Mayor's Award, which is awarded 'to citizens who, through their ordinary everyday lives, enrich this city in an extraordinary way'.
She gave a Ted Talk Entitled 'My Lucky Fin' telling the story of how she changed the way of looking at her own disability - and how that in turn changed her entire life.