Ellen Keane is ready to embrace the unknown Retiring at 29 may seem like a dream to many, but Ellen Keane is preparing to enter a daunting new chapter of her life. The Paralympian is retiring from swimming after a stellar career, but she’s ready to figure out who she is outside of the athletic […]
1 year ago
“I wanted to let people be confused about it.” Taking a leap out of the pool for a change, Paralympic swimmer Ellen Keane is taking to a microphone as she launches her brand new podcast The D Word. Ellen sat down to chat with Her about her newest venture, giving us the lowdown on what […]
3 years ago
“It took me between the ages of 11 and 19 to decide that I wanted to be as happy and confident outside the pool as I am inside the pool.” Ellen Keane doesn’t often think about the moment she won the Gold Medal for Team Ireland in the Women’s 100m Breastroke during the 2020 Paralympics. Instead, […]
3 years ago
Fair play, ladies. Gold medal winners from both the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Kellie Harrington and Ellen Keane are joining Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day parade as Grand Marshalls. Boxer Kellie and swimmer Ellen both represented Team Ireland in Tokyo last year, with Kellie winning gold in the Women’s lightweight division at the Olympics and […]
4 years ago
The final takes place this morning. Irish Paralympian Ellen Keane is through to the SB8 100m breaststroke heat at the Tokyo Paralympic Games after delivering the fastest race of her life in her heat. The Irish swimmer secured her place in this morning’s final with a time of 1:21:71. The final event takes place at […]
4 years ago
Ellen Keane chose to be confident. A soon-to-be four time Paralympian, the Dublin swimmer is no stranger to competing on the world stage. At 13 years old, she was Ireland’s youngest ever athlete to take part in the games in Beijing. Since then, she has won multiple medals, made the Paralympics podium, and represented her […]
4 years ago