11 Facts About Maddison Elliott

Maddison Gae Elliott was born on 3 November 1998 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Maddison Elliott has right side cerebral palsy as a result of a neonatal stroke, and was diagnosed with the condition when she was four years old.

Maddison Elliott has an older sister, younger sister and younger brother.

Maddison Elliott is a member of Nuswim Swimming Club, started swimming when she was six months old, and commenced competitive swimming in 2009.

Maddison Elliott made her national team debut that same year at the Youth Paralympic Games, where she won five gold medals.

Maddison Elliott represented Australia at the 2011 Oceania Paralympic Championships, and later that year competed in the Canberra hosted Australian Multi-Class Age Swimming Championships.

Maddison Elliott was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London in swimming.

Maddison Elliott thus became, at age 13, the youngest ever Australian to win a Paralympic medal, surpassing Anne Currie, or a gold medal, a record formerly held by Elizabeth Edmondson.

Maddison Elliott won her first individual Paralympic gold medal in winning the 100 metre freestyle S8 in a Paralympic record time of 1:04.73, and followed this with gold in the 50 metre freestyle S8 in a world record time of 29.73.

In 2017, Maddison Elliott was reclassified to S9 and subsequently was not selected on Australian teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and World Para Swimming Championships.

In 2019, Maddison Elliott reported that she was subjected to cyber bullying as a result of classification issues.