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.

Maggie McEleny
MBE
Personal information
Full nameMargaret McIntosh McEleny
Born1965 (age 57–58)
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta4×50 m freestyle S1–6
Gold medal – first place2000 Sydney50 m breaststroke SB3
Gold medal – first place2004 Athens4×50 m freestyle 20pts
Silver medal – second place1992 Barcelona100 m breaststroke SB3
Silver medal – second place1996 Atlanta50 m breaststroke SB3
Silver medal – second place1996 Atlanta150 m medley SM4
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens50 m breaststroke SB3
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens150 m indiv. medley SM4
Bronze medal – third place1992 Barcelona4×50 m medley S1–6
Bronze medal – third place1996 Atlanta50 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place1996 Atlanta100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place1996 Atlanta200 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place1996 Atlanta4×50 m medley S1–6
Bronze medal – third place2000 Sydney4×50 m medley 20 pts
Bronze medal – third place2000 Sydney150 m indiv. medley SM4

Awards

McEleny was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours for services to disabled swimming.[1]

She was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.[2][3]

She was inducted into the Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame in 2018.[4]

References
  1. United Kingdom: "No. 55879". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 19 June 2000. p. 19.
  2. "Scottish Swimming celebrate a year of success". Scottish Swimming. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. "Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame gets 8 new inductees". The National. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2021.


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