Maggie McEleny

Maggie McEleny

Medal record
Paralympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	4×50 m freestyle S1–6
	2000 Sydney	50 m breaststroke SB3
	2004 Athens	4×50 m freestyle 20pts
	1992 Barcelona	100 m breaststroke SB3
	1996 Atlanta	50 m breaststroke SB3
	1996 Atlanta	150 m medley SM4
	2004 Athens	50 m breaststroke SB3
	2004 Athens	150 m indiv. medley SM4
	1992 Barcelona	4×50 m medley S1–6
	1996 Atlanta	50 m freestyle S5
	1996 Atlanta	100 m freestyle S5
	1996 Atlanta	200 m freestyle S5
	1996 Atlanta	4×50 m medley S1–6
	2000 Sydney	4×50 m medley 20 pts
	2000 Sydney	150 m indiv. medley SM4

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.

References

• National Portrait Gallery: Margaret McIntosh ('Maggie') McEleny
• McEleny strikes silver as Team GB impress again. Graham Wood, 24 September 2004
• Crossing the finish line. Jessica Kiddle, 24 March 2007
• Great Britain's medallists: All the British medals from the 2004 Paralympic Games. BBC Sport.
• Scottish Institute of Sport: Goldzone 2004. (PDF)
• Sports Review 2000. BBC Sport.
• Greatest British Olympic and Paralympic moments Daily Telegraph.

External links

• Results for Margaret McEleny from the International Paralympic Committee