Ellie Robinson elevated to エリート 'podium' level 基金ing in Team GB's para-swimming squad after Rio 2016 paralympic gold メダル?

  • Ellie Robinson, 15, won the S6 50m バタフライ at the Rio 2016 Paralympics
  • She is one of 13 people on the new 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of highest 基金d para-swimmers
  • Ellie Simmonds, who also won Rio 2016 gold, is not 含むd on the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）

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Ellie Robinson has been elevated to the エリート 'podium' level of 基金ing in 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain's 2017 para-swimming 業績／成果 squads, while several of her fellow gold-medallists from Rio 2016 have been omitted from the programme.

Fifteen-year-old Robinson, who was in the 第２位 'podium 可能性のある' bracket last year, moves up after winning the S6 50 metres バタフライ at the Paralympics in Brazil over the summer, where she also took S6 100m 自由型 bronze.

Also new to the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） is Aaron Moores, SB14 100m 平泳ぎ 支持する／優勝者 at the Rio Games.

Fifteen-year-old Ellie Robinson won the S6 50 metres butterfly at the Rio 2016 Paralympics

Fifteen-year-old Ellie Robinson won the S6 50 metres バタフライ at the Rio 2016 Paralympics

'PODIUM' ATHLETES?

Josef Craig, Bethany Firth, Jonathan Fox, Tom Hamer, Ollie Hynd, Michael Jones, Harriet 物陰／風下, Aaron Moores, Andrew Mullen, Ellie Robinson, Hannah Russell, Scott Quin, Matt Wylie?

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They join the likes of Ollie Hynd and Bethany Firth, 勝利者s of two and three golds in Rio それぞれ, in a podium squad that features 13 指名するs, compared to 22 last year.


Ellie Simmonds is one of the 指名するs 行方不明の this time, with the 22-year-old, after （人命などを）奪う，主張するing her fifth Paralympic gold over the summer, taking a short break from 競争 before returning to 十分な-time training next year.

Others omitted are Sascha Kindred, 38, Stephanie Millward, 35, and Susie Rodgers, 33, all of whom won individual gold メダルs in Rio 同様に.

Rio medallists Claire Cashmore and Charlotte Henshaw have also been left out this time, 同様に as Tully Kearney, who 行方不明になるd the Games 予定 to 傷害.

Jessica-Jane Applegate, Stephanie Slater and Alice Tai have been moved 負かす／撃墜する to podium 可能性のある level, which has 18 指名するs. There are another 18 at 'para-学院' level.

GB's para-swimming team （人命などを）奪う，主張するd 47 メダルs at the Rio Paralympics, 含むing 16 golds.

Robinson (right) has gained extra funding, but fellow champion Ellie Simmonds has not

Robinson (権利) has 伸び（る）d extra 基金ing, but fellow 支持する／優勝者 Ellie Simmonds has not

Simmonds, who won her fifth Paralympic gold in the summer, is taking a break from the pool

Simmonds, who won her fifth Paralympic gold in the summer, is taking a break from the pool

国家の 業績／成果 director Chris Furber said: 'Rio 示すd the end a really strong cycle for British Para-Swimming. We 達成するd some of the best results ever for the sport at a Paralympics.

'However, as 予報するd the 基準 of 競争 in Rio took another leap 今後s and while it's important to enjoy our success we can't 行方不明になる a （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 as we now 準備する for Tokyo.

'The programme 基準 that we put in place is based on whether the 競技者 has 論証するd that they are on a 焦点（を合わせる）d path to the Tokyo Games, whe re we 推定する／予想する 競争 基準s to be even greater than in Rio.

'We all have the 願望（する） to be even better in Tokyo.'

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