Maddison Elliott scoops the pool in 2016
Published Fri 18 Nov 2016
Maddison Elliott OAM, winner of the Athlete of the Year with a Disability Award at the 2015 NSW Sports Awards continued her stellar performances through 2016, taking home 3 awards at the NSWIS Awards Night. She took out the top women's prize, the Sydney City Toyota Female Athlete of the Year award, the NSW Institute of Sport Regional Athlete of the Year and Mizuno Junior Athlete of the Year for her efforts including winning three gold and two silver medals at the Rio Paralympics.
Elliott's stunning performances in Rio included Gold in the S8 100m freestyle in Paralympic record time, the S8 50m freestyle in a word record and was an integral part of Australia's 34 points 4x100m freestyle relay. Her silver medals came in the S8 100m backstroke and the medley relay.
Originally posted at NSWIS