Ellie Cole doesn't have the Olympic rings inked on her, she chose something more meaningful. Here's why. 9WWOS Paris2024
Ellie Cole has swam to a record 17 Paralympic medals.
"So, to be able to have the same broadcasting program, to be able to watch our Olympic counterparts and share their stories and be inspired by them as para-athletes, before going over and doing that ourselves a few weeks later on the same network is so important. "As a person with a disability that lives in this country it's quite confusing to know where you stand, in a way," Cole says.
"One thing that I've really embraced being a Paralympian and being part of the Australia Paralympic team is the culture of our team," she said."As soon as you step onto the Paralympic team, you all of a sudden feel this sense of belonging that you have never felt anywhere else in Australia because you've grown up with a disability."I think Australians get small glimpses of it every now and then and it makes quite an impact on them.
"And I know a lot of para-athletes don't like to be aligned with the word 'inspiring' but it genuinely is and I have been inspired by so many para-athletes and I know that the rest of the country can be too." "Fast-forward 16 years to when I retired, for the first time para-athletes were being provided equal prizemoney by our government which was a huge step forward for clarity in particular.
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