Ellie Cole is Australia's most decorated female Paralympian, but that’s not what bought her happiness.

When Ellie claimed her seventeenth Paralympic swimming medal in Tokyo she made history. And this year she was just recognised in Australia Day honours.

In this chat with Antoinette Lattouf, Ellie explains how she found true happiness once she stopped swimming.

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