| Ella Jones | |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Place: | Penrith, New South Wales |
| Country: | Australia |
| Sport: | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability Class: | S8 |
| Club: | Kincumber Pacific Dolphins |
| Coach: | Hannah and Simon Watkins |
Ella Jones (born 12 October 2000) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. .[1]
She was born in Penrith, New South Wales on 12 October 2000 with cerebral palsy. It affects her movement and posture. She is a triplet with brother Daniel and sister Georgia and also has an older brother Joshua.[2]
Jones started swimming in a small backyard pool. She began to swim competitively when she was 15 with the Jones started swimming in a Springwood Swimming Club under Nick Robinson. She is classified as a S8 swimmer.
She was selected on the Australian team at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships where she finished sixth in the Women's 100 m freestyle S6, seventh in the Women's 100 m backstroke S8 and fifth in the Women's freestyle 34pts.[3]
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England, she finished sixth in the Women's 100 m backstroke para-sport S8 and Women's 100 m breaststroke para-sport SB6.[4] At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England, she finished sixth in the Women's 100 m freestyle S8, fourth in the Women's 400 m freestyle S8 and fourth in the Mixed medley relay.
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she finished sixth in the Women's 400 m freestyle S8 and twelfth in the Women's 100 m backstroke S8.
In 2024, she is a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[5]