{{Short description|Irish Paralympic swimmer (born 1995)}} {{about|the Irish paralympic swimmer|the 19th century actress|Ellen Kean}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = yellow | name = Ellen Keane | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = Irish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Dublin, Ireland | height = <!-- {{convert|}} (yyyy) --> | weight = <!-- {{convert|}} (yyyy) --> | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | country = {{IRL}} | sport = Paralympic swimming | event = Breaststroke, butterfly, individual medley | club = NAC Swim Club | disability_class = S9, SM9, SB8 | turnedpro = | coach = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Women's para swimming }} {{MedalCountry| {{IRL}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Summer Paralympics}} {{MedalGold| 2020 Tokyo | 100m breaststroke (SB8)}} {{MedalBronze | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 100m breaststroke (SB8)}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Madeira|100m breaststroke SB8}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Manchester|100m breaststroke SB8}} {{MedalBronze | 2013 Montreal | 100m butterfly S9}} {{MedalBronze| 2013 Montreal | 100 m breaststroke SB8}} }}
'''Ellen Keane''' (born 6 April 1995) is an Irish retired Paralympic swimmer and gold medallist competing in S9, SM9 and SB8 classification events.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the42.ie/ellen-keane-rio-paralympics-2979359-Sep2016/ |title=Ellen Keane produces the performance of her life to win bronze in the pool |first=Ryan |last=Bailey |date=14 September 2016 |publisher=}}</ref>
==Career== Keane won three bronze medals at world championships before winning a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke (SB8) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clontarf.ie/news/ellen-keane-bound-for-rio |title=Ellen Keane - Bound for Rio! - Clontarf.ie |publisher=}}</ref> and gold at the same event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/paralympics/2021/0825/1242757-paralympics-2020-keane-and-ni-riain-through-to-finals/ |title=Paralympics 2020: Gold for Ireland's Ellen Keane |publisher=RTÉ Sport |date=26 August 2021 |accessdate=27 August 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life== Keane was born with an undeveloped left arm and competes as an amputee. She is a student at Dublin Institute of Technology.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/the-weekly-read-an-interview-with-irish-paralympic-swimmer-ellen-keane-31035857.html |title=The Weekly Read: An interview with Irish Paralympic swimmer Ellen Keane - Independent.ie |date=3 March 2015 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.her.ie/life/the-story-of-paralympian-ellen-keane-is-nothing-short-of-inspirational/290374 |title=The story of Paralympian Ellen Keane is nothing short of inspirational - Her.ie |publisher=}}</ref>
In June 2017 she was honoured by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Brendan Carr, with a Lord Mayor's Award, which is awarded 'to citizens who, through their ordinary everyday lives, enrich this city in an extraordinary way'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dublincity.ie/lord-mayor%E2%80%99s-awards-2017-recipients-honoured-their-contribution-irish-society |title=Lord Mayor's Awards 2017 recipients honoured for their contribution to Irish Society |date=14 June 2017 |website=Dublin City Council}}</ref>
==Media appearances==
In 2017, Keane gave a TEDx Talk Entitled 'My Lucky Fin' telling the story of how she changed the way of looking at her own disability - and how that in turn changed her entire life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/inside-personal-life-paralympic-gold-24847417 |title=Paralympic gold medallist Ellen Keane used to try and hide her disability |first=Erica |last=Carter |date=26 August 2021 |website=RSVP Live}}</ref>
In 2022, Keane appeared on the fifth series of the Irish version of ''Dancing With the Stars'' overall Keane finished the competition in second place losing out on the win to Nina Carberry and her pro-partner Pasquale La Rocca.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40763559.html |title=Dancing with the Stars: Gráinne Seoige and Ellen Keane among first celebrity dancers |first=Denise |last=O’Donoghue |date=10 December 2021 |website=Irish Examiner}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/grainne-seoige-and-ellen-keane-among-first-contestants-revealed-for-new-dancing-with-the-stars-41139616.html |title=Gráinne Seoige and Ellen Keane among first contestants revealed for new Dancing With the Stars |website=independent |date=10 December 2021}}</ref>
In 2025 Keane became one of the coaches for the 13th season of Ireland's Fittest Family.
==Culture==
For International women's day in 2022 An Post launched a stamp collection of Irish sports women which featured Keane and others.<ref>{{cite web |title=An Post launches stamps to celebrate Irish women in sport |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/an-post-launches-stamps-to-celebrate-irish-women-in-sport-1.4816752 |website=The Irish Times |access-date=13 August 2024 |language=en |date=2 March 2022}}</ref>
Ellen was joint Grand Marshall with Kellie Harrington at the Dublin St. Patrick’s Day parade on 17 March 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishpost.com/sport/olympic-heros-ellen-keane-and-kellie-harrington-will-be-grand-marshals-for-the-st-patricks-day-parade-230592 |title=Olympic heros Ellen Keane And Kellie Harrington will be Grand Marshals for the St Patrick's Day Parade |publisher=The Irish Post |first=Conor |last=O'Donoghue |date=2 March 2022 |accessdate=13 August 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IPC|ellen-keane}} * [https://paralympics.ie/team-ireland-profiles/ellen-keane/ Ellen Keane] at Paralympics Ireland (profile 1) * [https://paralympics.ie/ellen-keane/ Ellen Keane] at Paralympics Ireland (profile 2)
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