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28th Feb 2015

Women in Sport: Ellen Keane Prepares For The Road to Rio

Ellen is currently juggling both studying and training.

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All roads lead to Rio for paralympic swimmer Ellen Keane who is training hard in the hopes of a spot at next year’s games.

The 19-year-old, who swam in her first games at the age of just 13 in Beijing in China, has a number of medals under her belt, and this week chats to Her.ie about the upcoming qualifications in March, and the World Championships that will be held in July.

Her coach, David Malone also spoke to Her.ie about the work that goes in behind the scenes, the fantastic support network that is behind the talented young swimmer and the hopes for a podium position in the heat of Brazil next summer.