Maggie McEleny

Margaret McIntosh ('Maggie') McEleny MBE (born 1965), also known as "Mad Maggie" for her unshakable desire to compete is a Scottish swimmer. She has paraplegia and epilepsy due to a head injury at age 11, which left her blind for a while. She competed in four Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004. In her career, McEleny has won three gold, five silver, and seven bronze medals at the Paralympics. She was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.[1][2]

Maggie McEleny
Medal record
Paralympic Games
1996 Atlanta4×50 m freestyle S1–6
2000 Sydney50 m breaststroke SB3
2004 Athens4×50 m freestyle 20pts
1992 Barcelona100 m breaststroke SB3
1996 Atlanta50 m breaststroke SB3
1996 Atlanta150 m medley SM4
2004 Athens50 m breaststroke SB3
2004 Athens150 m indiv. medley SM4
1992 Barcelona4×50 m medley S1–6
1996 Atlanta50 m freestyle S5
1996 Atlanta100 m freestyle S5
1996 Atlanta200 m freestyle S5
1996 Atlanta4×50 m medley S1–6
2000 Sydney4×50 m medley 20 pts
2000 Sydney150 m indiv. medley SM4

References
  1. "Scottish Swimming celebrate a year of success". Scottish Swimming. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. Race, Loretta (1 October 2018). "Duncan Scott & Steven Tigg Earn Top Scottish Swimming Honors". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.


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